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Blessed Footsteps: Memoirs of JR Holden QUOTES

1 " Success for you is a RECIPE that ONLY YOU KNOW the ingredients for.So to you I say ,COOK UP the success that ONLY YOU know how to make and allow the world to see YOUR CREATION! "

― , Blessed Footsteps: Memoirs of JR Holden

2 " Tomorrow you may look up and see me as a lawyer, a doctor, business executive,teacher - or WHATEVER I BELIEVE I CAN BE !My story isn't about nice handles or quickness on the court ,but about HARD WORK, PERSEVERANCE, and FAITH! I know God's blessings ,I can accomplish anything and i mean ANYTHING!!! "

― , Blessed Footsteps: Memoirs of JR Holden

3 " I just always want to be different - THE EXCEPTION - and this weekend knocked me right back to reality.And the reality is - I AM TRULY BLESSED .. "

― , Blessed Footsteps: Memoirs of JR Holden

4 " Sometimes the basketball gods don't allow the ball to bounce your way .. "

― , Blessed Footsteps: Memoirs of JR Holden

5 " I know that failing - coming up short - is part of the game and I have accepted that .I don't like it, but I have accpted it .God willing , I live to fight another day, NEXT YEAR.. "

― , Blessed Footsteps: Memoirs of JR Holden

6 " And as I sit and reflect, I m left with one question - What's next for me? What challenges does life pose for me tomorrow ? How long will I continue to bounce this ball ? And when this ball stops , where will I find myself? Will I be simply remembered as some guy who had success overseas?Will i rely solely on my past and be one who just talks about my glory days as professional basketball player? NOT LIKELY!!J.R.HOLDEN REPRESENTS SO MUCH MORE THAN AN ATHLETE . "

― , Blessed Footsteps: Memoirs of JR Holden

7 " Winning means so much, and not winning always mentally frustrates and then pushes me physically to be a BEAST all summer.I LOVE THIS GAME. "

― , Blessed Footsteps: Memoirs of JR Holden

8 " I am Jon-Robert Holden - a basketball player, a son, a brother, a father, a friend, a writer and an Olympian!All these things are great , but I am simply a child of God who pushed himself to be the best I could be .And by following my heart and pursuing my passion I know that He blessed my steps prior to me getting here.And it's because of this I simply and humbly say, "Thank You". "

― , Blessed Footsteps: Memoirs of JR Holden