In his sophomore year of high school, basketball legend Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team. But lat five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play. The coach cut Jordan from the team. Jordan didn't let this obstacle defeat him. It pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. The next year, Jordan made the varsity squad. He averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history. What happens in this story that leads you to believe this?

In this example we can appreciate how persistent Michael Jordan was, he did not pay attention to the fact that the coach thought he was not tall enough, instead he tried and kept working, training hard in order to become the best. Sometimes we forget how strong we can be and we just try to go with the flow pleasing what others might thing about us, however, Michael Jordan is a good example in case we forget how far we want to reach