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What Do I Do When I Am Rejected?
Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 17, 2022 (message contributor)
REJECTED, TRY AGAIN
SORRY CHARLIE? REMEMBER THE STARKIST TUNA MASCOT? CHARLIE IS THE MOST FAMOUS … TOUGH LUCK, BRO… JUST GET OVER IT… REJECTED? WE CAN HELP CHEER ON OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN REJECTED.
CARMELO ANTONY, third player picked in the NBA DRAFT,. He played 17 years and became one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. He was cut from his high school varsity basketball team… and went on to be great.
BILL RUSSEL, 11 time NBA Champion with the Boston Celtics. Russell’s middle school coach told him he was not good enough to make the team. Maybe he could play for the Boys and Girls Club team?
SORRY YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH… YOU NEED TO WORK HARDER.
I read the story of a young boy that was not considered good enough to make the varsity team at LANEY HIGH SCHOOL (N.C.) Seems Laney H.S. needed someone taller than 5’10” so a boy named LEROY SMITH that was 6’7” got the varsity position.
MICHAEL JORDAN WAS THE STAR FOR THE CHICAGO BULLS ANY YEARS… HE WAS THE BOY THE COACH CUT FROM THE TEAM. JORDAN SAYS: “IT ALL STARTED WHEN COACH POP HERRING CUT ME… EVERYONE GOES THROUGH DISAPPOINTMENTS, IT IS HOW YOU OVERCOME THOSE DISAPPOINTMENTS. I JUST WASN’T GOOD ENOUGH. IN TERMS OF THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN TO ME WAS TO GET CUT, CAUSE IT MADE ME GO BACK AND GET CAUGHT UP WITH MY SKILL LEVEL AT MY HEIGHT.
Michael Jordan got cut, he went home and cried and cried, THE CUT AWAKENED SOMETHING IN THAT SKINNY YOUNG BOY… AIR JORDAN…
MICHAEL JORDAN SAID: I have missed more than 9,000 shots. I have lost almost 300 games. 26 times I have been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’VE FAILED OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE. AND THAT IS WHY I SUCCEED… BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE, IF YOU CAN’T BE A GOOD CHEERLEADER.
His servant, Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
Please help me by sharing my thoughts with others. Check me out on YouTube.
YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE IT. YOU AND FAMILY WILL BE JUST FINE. JUST STAND STILL AND LET GOD FIGHT YOUR BATTLES.
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