failure　and　turned　it　into　a　tourist　destination　that　makes　them　millions。〃

But　probably　his　words　that　mean　the　most　to　me　today　are　these：　〃Texans　don't　bury　their　failures。　They　get　inspired　by　them。　They　take　i　their　failures　and　turn　them　into　rallying　cries。　Failure　inspires　Texans　to　'　bee　winners。　But　that　formula　is　not　just　the　formula　for　Texans。　It　j　is　the　formula　for　all　winners。〃

Just　as　I　also　said　that　falling　off　my　bike　was　part　of　learning　to　ride。　I　remember　falling　off　only　made　me　more　determined　to　learn　to　ride。　Not　less。　I　also　said　that　I　have　never　met　a　golfer　who　has　never　lost　a　ball。　To　be　a　top　professional　golfer；　losing　a　ball　or　a　tournament　only　inspires　golfers　to　be　better；　to　practice　harder；　to　study　more。　That's　what　makes　them　better。　For　winners；　losing　inspires　them。　For　losers；　losing　defeats　them。

Quoting　John　D。　Rockefeller；　〃I　always　tried　to　turn　every　disaster　'　into　an　opportunity。〃

And　being　Japanese…American；　I　can　say　this。　Many　people　say　that　Pearl　Harbor　was　an　American　mistake。　I　say　it　was　a　Japanese　mistake。　From　the　movie　Tora；　Tora；　Tom；　a　somber　Japanese　admiral　says　to　his　cheering　subordinates；　〃I　am　afraid　we　have　awakened　a　sleeping　giant。〃　〃Remember　Pearl　Harbor〃　became　a　rallying　cry。　It　turned　one　of　America's　greatest　losses　into　the　reason　to　win。　This　great　defeat　gave　America　strength；　and　America　soon　emerged　as　a　world　power。

Failure　inspires　winners。　And　failure　de