Jamal Murray Quotes

Another Black Label motto. That's what I think life is. It's just another bridge to cross. You ask no questions. Whatever work it is you gotta do, you gotta go over it, under it, through it, around it, to do it.

Even when matches don't work out the way you planned, you've always got to stay strong in defence; it's a matter of willpower and intelligence.

If you're trying to avoid one move that you don't think is going to work out, don't then settle for a different move that maybe doesn't check all the boxes. Be true to the philosophy and understand the bigger picture. There's always another day to fight.

When obstacles have been put in front of me, I just get around them and move past them and laugh at them.

We should never change our minds about where we are going, but always be curious about different ways to get there.

By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight... Second: Circumspection... Third: Caution...And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources

The game of chess is a metaphor for life... it teaches you strategy and it teaches you the value of knowing where you are, where you want to get to and what obstacles are in the way that you need to navigate in order to get there.

Life is an obstacle course. You succeed at one thing and then you move on to the next. When an obstacle is tough, you try harder. When an obstacle is insurmountable, you change course. But you never sit down and refuse to finish.

Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential.

When your way doesn't work, don't be disheartened. You must be willing to try another way. A closed door doesn't mean you have been cut off permanently. It is a challenge, an obstacle, a tool to be used.

There comes a time in a man's life when to get where he has to go - if there are no doors or windows he walks through a wall.

Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader can't just be the leader all the time, I have to be able to follow.

Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.

Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today.

Sometimes if you want to achieve something great, there will be curveballs. You just have to dodge them every once in a while.

Everyone has obstacles, and you're not going to have the right answer or do the right thing every single time.

Nothing's ever easy as long as you go on living.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Life presents itself in constantly changing ways, but you're able to accept the challenges, rather than recoil, throw up your hands, and go on a binge.

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

If you can't go through it, find a way around it. Don't spend all your time banging your head.

VW grows with the challenges. We continue to do, even when times are tough.

Believe me, my journey has not been a simple journey of progress. There have been many ups and downs, and it is the choices that I made at each of those times that have helped shape what I have achieved.

What life throws at you - you just have to learn how to hit it, which is a baseball metaphor. The ball's outside, you hit to the right. You don't let them go by.