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*You will miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky*
* That do you think this quote means?
*How does it relate to an experience in your own life?
“You will miss 100% of the shots you didn’t make.” Those are the few words of Wayne Gretzky. In my own words, I believe that this quote means that if you do not take a chance at anything, you will not be able to do what you want to do. For example, when someone says that they are going to try out for a sport and then they say they aren’t going to try out for it anymore, they just missed a shot of making the sport and a chance to improve. When you don’t make it in a sport and if you make the effort of improving to make it in that sport’s team next year, that is a different story. Have you ever heard of the phrase, “Don't knock it ‘til you try it?” that is the same concept as this quote shown in the first sentence. Every day, people say that they are going to try something new. But when they try that new thing, they give it up and they don’t do anything about it. It is easier to give in to that new thing and improve on it than just giving up. To conclude, this quote means that if you don’t take a chance at anything, you will not be able to do what you want to do.
ReplyDeleteIn my life, this quote played quite a role. When I was in seventh grade, I started to wrestle. This sport was incredibly challenging for me. But, I knew that I didn't want to push it aside and just give up. Instead, I kept on wrestling and started to improve. Even though I’m still not a very good wrestler, but I am still learning and improving in that sport by going to summer wrestling and going to as many practices as I can. So in conclusion. this quote played a big role on me not giving up the sport that I do.
I like your paragraph on explaining what the quote means to you. Some of the things you said I never would of thought that's what it ment! I also liked it when you explained how Wrestling was a tough thing for you and how this quote related to your life so much I really did like this writing!
DeleteI totally agree with this. Wrestling is an especially hard sport to just start doing. It requires a lot of work. But its the hard work, the blood, sweat, tears, determination, that helps you get better. And you're actually pretty good now Vinny. And even if you weren't, you're still one of the most devoted guys out there. Keep working and you can be even better, I know it. Nice Response.
DeleteI also agree with you definition of the quote. I agree that if you do not chance anything you wont be able to do what you want to do. When you decide not to try out for something anymore, like you said, you might be missing out on something you might of liked! No one should let the fear of not making the team, or anything else, stop them from what they want to accomplish.
DeleteI agree with you Vinny. This quote to us means that if you don't go for what you believe in, you will never succeed. If you decide not to go for what you believe or want to do, you could miss out on fun. I like the way you incorporated yourself starting wrestling, that is a great example.Again, I do agree with you.
Delete“You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” Those are only a few words spoken by Wayne Gretzky. What i think this quote means to me is that if you don’t go 100% on something you won’t succeed in whatever you’re trying to do! In other words if you don’t go your all you won’t get anything done or you won’t be able to get accomplished something you wanted to accomplish. You won’t be able to get anything done unless you go your all and you’re all is 100%! This quote relates to my life many times, a good example is with gymnastics. When you’re at a gymnastics meet somewhere you have to go and do what you have learned and if you don’t do it the right way you could get hurt. That’s why in gymnastics you have to go 100% all the time cause you don’t want an accident to happen. Wayne Gretzky has a lot of good meaningful quotes that can relate to your everyday life.
ReplyDeleteBreanna, I like how you explained that if you don't go your all, you won't be able to get anything accomplished. I also liked how you explained that you had one opportunity do do a certain task and go your all (100%).Gymnastics is a kind of sport that tests your strength and stamina and I liked how you explained to give it your all on that sport. That is why I agree on your writing
DeleteI agree with what you think this quote means. I like how you say that you always have to go 100 percent. but, not just going 100 percent but you should always give 110 percent. you should do all you can and try to do more. You can never go all you got you always have the extra energy in you to go more.
DeleteBre, I agree with everything you said, you gave awesome examples! I liked how you said if you don't go 100% your not gonna succeed, I think that is absolutely true! You explained every part of this so good job!
Delete"You will miss 100%of the shots you don't take" those great words were spoken by Wayne Gretzki. To me this qoute mean that if you don't take chances or even try then you won't succeed. I can relate it to my life because I never used to really care about school and never raise my hand in class and try to answer because i did't care. But I made a mistake by doing that because after I failed my first class ever it woke me up. I said to myself I have to try because if I don't then im going to fail again and I know how my mom feels about my grades and I missed out because I didn't get honoroll. Or good grades so that's why I try now so I can get honoroll and do good. I always take chances now and it feels good to accomplish something. Another example was football I was told last year that i sucked at football because I couldn't tackle properly because i would never rap my hands I would just run in to the kid as hard as I can and make him fall down. That's why I got told I sucked but this year I wasn't going to do football then I decided that im going to take a chance and do it again so I can get better. Accidents happen you will mess up and sometimes you will fail but that shouldn't stop you from doing what you love or just something you do for fun. If you fail then you try again. There is a saying that goes like this"practice makes perfect". I know everyone has heard that before so don't give up and try. And if you dont try you will lose out.Tis is what this qoute means to me.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your quote because basically like you said is that if you give up you will never succeed. You need to get back up and keep going. as of foot ball, if you keep practicing then eventually you will be as good as every one else. As Wayne Gretzky said, "You will miss 100%of the shots you don't take," you should apply that to football and keep on going. If you don't take any shot you obviously wont make them. in conclusion if you follow wane's quote you will succeed.
Deleteand also its *Gretzky
Delete"You will miss 100% of the shots you don't take." This quote by Wayne Gretzky I think this is an awesome quote, and has a lot of different meanings to it. For one I think I don't think there should be a thing were you don't at least try something, because you will never know unless you try! You should alway make an effort to go after something you want, and you should never let anyone stand in your way to success! This is what I think this on point saying means, I would like to tell you how this relates to me.
ReplyDeleteTo continue, this quote " You will miss 100% of the shots you don't take" relates to me in gymnastics every time I'm in the gym. For example, if I never even consider trying a new skill I will ever know if I could master it. That is why every shot I get to try something as in a new skill I take the opportunity because I know there are other girls out there wishing do to what I can, and to have the chance. This is why everything in life is worth something and you should never say no to something you never have done! Make sure you always consider something because some things are only one in a life opportunities and life is very short so live it to the fullest! This is how this quote by Wayne Gretzky relates to my own life!
A famous hockey player named Wayne Gretzky once said, "You will miss 100%of the shots you don't take.’’ In my opinion that is one of the best quotes i've ever read. Not only does it apply to hockey, baseball, basketball etc… it applies to every thing in life. For example, when you don't want to deal with school or work you bum out, like come on everyone has that moment in their life. But we have to learn that we must push aside the will to be lazy and try hard at everything we do. I myself am always lazy with homework and every day i’ve been trying to overcome that feeling of laziness. I play hockey, and quite frankly i'm not the best in the school. Although i try my best to be up there with the good players, hockey can and is a very tough sport. I have gotten some injuries in my career, and some suspensions as well. But i have to get through those tough times and keep on going until i finally achieve to be the best player in my heart. Day after day i go home and just practice. Im not trying to be some allstar, i only play defense and im good at it. So hopefully i will be able to get better like wayne gretzky wants every 1 to with his quote, “You will miss 100% of the shots you didn’t make,” I truly agree with that and over all ive been using this quote quite some time to get better. In conclusion Wayne Gretzky’s quote, “You will miss 100% of the shots you didn’t make,” is a very helpful and inspirational quote over all.
ReplyDeleteAs Wayne Gretzky once said, you will miss 100% of the shots you don't take. I think the quote means that even if you don't think you will succeed at something you should always still try. You will never know what your results will be unless you give it a shot. You can miss out on huge opportunities because you asked yourself "what if" instead of just going for it. This relates to an experience in my life because I always aim to be the best at anything I do. Even if I think I have no chance, I always still try. Because, like Wayne Gretzky said, you'll miss every shot you don't take. Especially in sports. Even when I have to face a state champion in wrestling, I still go out there to fight, and I fight to win. And I would rather take a shot at a state champion, wrestle the whole match hard, and lose, then just give up and not even try. If in football our team was 0-9 and the other team was 9-0, I would still go out there on the field hungry for the win. If you think in your heart, not your brain, that you can win or make that clutch play, move, catch, or shot, you never know, you just might. But you always have to try, or you will always fail.
ReplyDeleteWhen Wayne Gretzky says “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t make” I think he means to never let the fear of failure get in the way of what you want to accomplish. Everyone including great leaders learn from their mistakes until their successful. You’ll never know how good you are, or how could you can be until you try. It’s important to put in the effort and the determination in for you goals, not only in sports but your everyday life. Do what you have to, to achieve what you worked hard to do and don’t settle for anything less. I can relate this to my life because when I play lacrosse, I don’t like to shoot because of my fear of failure. I’d rather hand it off to another person on my team who isn’t afraid to do what they strived and worked hard to do. Effort can be the difference between success and failure. People who are successful because they reached their goal are triumphant because they have failed at one point, but never stopped trying. This quote reminds me of another quote by Babe Ruth who said “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” They both mean the same thing. Never let fear of anything overtake what you want to accomplish in life.
ReplyDeleteYou will miss 100% of the shots you don't take by wayne gretzky means exactly what is says. When wayne gretzky said this he most likely wanted you to think of many different things when you heard this quote. When i hear this quote i think that you should always take a chance at something even is you don't think you will be good at it. You may be good or you may not you won't know until you give it a try. Since he was an amazing hockey player he most likely meant that even if you take a shot and miss you still have had a chance of making it in the goal before you shot. So, you should always give it a chance even if you're not sure about how you will do. This relates to me in life a lot. with the fact that in still a freshman i have to make a lot of choices. I don’t know if i will do good in a sport i want to play but i have to atleast try. If i am good i have a chance to fill this out to a college get letters, and even possibly a scholarship. This works out well because i play hockey and you take a lot of shots in hockey. this means that every shot i take i have a chance of scoring.
ReplyDeleteRyan I totally agree with you because you should always try and if you fail never give up. I don't know what sport you want to do but if I was you I would go for and see if your good at it. take chances and never give up no matter how hard it is.
DeleteTo me, the quote, “You will miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”, by Wayne Gretzky means that if you don’t go for your goal, you won’t achieve it. If you don’t do something, it won’t happen, you have to make it happen. You also should never let your fears get in the way of your goals. Even if you do it, you should try your best, and never let your head down. To summarize what I just said: Try your hardest to reach your goals, because if you let your fears in the way, you will not succeed one bit. This quote can have many definitions, but the ones that stuck out most to me are listed above. This quote can relate to my life and the life of others as well. When I went out for basketball in ’08, I tried my hardest and made the team. If I didn’t try out, I wouldn’t have made the team. When I taught myself how to do a 360 on a scooter, I didn’t exactly get it, but I’m almost there. Or when I tried doing a backflip on a trampoline, within about a week or two, I mastered it. If I never tried doing any of those things, I wouldn’t have been able to do them now.That is how this quote relates to my life, and what this quote means to me.
ReplyDeleteThe quote " You will miss 100% of the shots you don't take", By Wayne Gretzky means to me that if you don't take chances , you won't live your dreams as wanted. If you don't try & are afraid of failing , you won't get far. The world is in the palm of our hands & some people are too scared to go out and do what they want without people judging them and that isn't good.... No one lives forever & everyone will soon be forgotten so you might as well take advantage of all the chances you can take to succeed. I personally think that the reason I'm not sure what to do with my life yet is because i really want the whole world to myself and i want to succeed .. im not afraid to be who i wanna be
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