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There Are No Shortcuts. I Approached Practices The Same Way I Approached Games. You Can't Turn It On And Off Like A Faucet. I Couldn't Dog It During Practice And Then, When I Needed That Extra Push Late In The Game, Expect It To Be There. Very Few People Get Anywhere By Taking Shortcuts.

-Michael Jordan

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There Are No Shortcuts.

Michael Jordan

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There Are No Shortcuts. I Approached Practices The Same Way I Approached Games. You Can't Turn It On And Off Like A Faucet. I Couldn't Dog It During Practice And Then, When I Needed That Extra Push Late In The Game, Expect It To Be There. Very Few People Get Anywhere By Taking Shortcuts.

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