Michael Jordan

I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.
Michael Jordan

As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.
Michael Jordan

Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.
Michael Jordan

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.
Michael Jordan

We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.
Michael Jordan

My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline.
Michael Jordan

When you love the challenge, you feel the hunger for the game, the love for the game, the attitude of coming in and working harder in practice.
Michael Jordan

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
Michael Jordan

The game is my life. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.
Michael Jordan

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.
Michael Jordan

I've never been afraid to fail.
Michael Jordan

My attitude going into training camp as a rookie was to impress. I wanted to impress my teammates, my coaches, the owners, everybody. I wanted them to say, ?This kid is special. This kid has the right mind, the right skills, the right motivation?.
Michael Jordan

I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying.
Michael Jordan

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
Michael Jordan

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Michael Jordan

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Michael Jordan

I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out there and go for it... I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it's an illusion to me.
Michael Jordan

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.
Michael Jordan

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
Michael Jordan

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.
Michael Jordan

If I thought of the number of people who were watching me as I got ready to shoot, I?d miss it.
Michael Jordan

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.
Michael Jordan

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.
Michael Jordan

If I thought of the number of people who were watching me as I got ready to shoot, I?d miss it.
Michael Jordan

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.
Michael Jordan

I never thought a role model should be negative.
Michael Jordan

To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.
Michael Jordan

Winners never quit and quitters never win.
Michael Jordan

Success isn't something you chase. It is something you have to put forth the effort for constantly; then maybe it'll come when you least expect it.
Michael Jordan

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
Michael Jordan

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
Michael Jordan

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.
Michael Jordan

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.
Michael Jordan

There is no "i" in team but there is in win.
Michael Jordan

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
Michael Jordan

There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves.
Michael Jordan

My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes.
Michael Jordan

The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be in a good mood, because that is what people expect. You learn to get good at it.
Michael Jordan

The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be in a good mood, because that is what people expect. You learn to get good at it.
Michael Jordan