100 percent of the shots you don't take don't go in the net.

Wayne Gretzky

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Topic

Shoot your shot Going for it Taking risks

Speaker

Wayne Gretzky

Language

English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Hockey player Athlete

From

Canada

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Gretzky, Wayne. Quoted in Philadelphia Inquirer. 9 Feb. 1983.

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Freedom Apartheid

Author

Nelson Mandela
Language
English
Time
1985 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Mandela, Nelson. Statement declining offer of freedom. Presented by Zindzi Mandela. 10 Feb. 1985, Jabulani Stadium, Soweto, South Africa, Africa.

Another quote about Taking risks

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

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Topic
Following your dreams Taking risks Courage Success

Author

Henry David Thoreau
Source
Conclusion Walden
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1854 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.

Current Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden and Civil Disobedience. Signet, 2012.