A man like me cannot fail… .
( ( A man ) ( ( ( like ( me ( ( can not ) fail ) ) ) ... ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (NN man)) (VP (VBP like) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP me)) (VP (MD can) (RB not) (VP (VB fail)))))) (: ...) (. .)))
A man of my character can only fail.
( ( ( A man ) ( of ( my character ) ) ) ( ( ( can only ) fail ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NN man)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN character)))) (VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB only)) (VP (VB fail))) (. .)))