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you miss 100% of the shots you don't take

you miss 100% of the shots you don't take proverb: to make no attempt to do something guarantees failure, so you should always try.

Proverb

you miss 100% of the shots you don't take

  1. To make no attempt to do something guarantees failure, so you should always try.

Origin of you miss 100% of the shots you don't take

True origin unknown, but was most likely popularized by Wayne Gretzky.

Questions about you miss 100% of the shots you don't take

What does you miss 100% of the shots you don't take mean?
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take means to make no attempt to do something guarantees failure, so you should always try.
What part of speech is you miss 100% of the shots you don't take?
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take is a proverb.

Words near you miss 100% of the shots you don't take in the dictionary

  1. you knows it
  2. you learn something new every day
  3. you lot
  4. you make the bed you lie in
  5. you man
  6. you miss 100% of the shots you don't take
  7. you must be fun at parties
  8. you must be new here
  9. you must spoil before you spin
  10. you name it
  11. you never know

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