Quotes

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

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

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

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
-Michael Jordan

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

I don't want this to feel like a funeral.
-Michael Jordan

Over the next two years, we'll see a lot of change,
-Michael Jordan

I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's truly for the love of the game of basketball.
-Michael Jordan

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

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

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
-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

There is no 'I' in team but there is in win.
-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

I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that I've met, and I think that I thrive on that.
-Michael Jordan

I smoked my first cigar in 1991, when we won the championship. Up to that point, I had never smoked a cigar, never smoked anything.
-Michael Jordan

I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying.
-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

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

The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.
-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

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

I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.
-Michael Jordan

I viewed it as a business, but I always viewed it as a game. An opportunity to show my skills, my basketball skills, amongst the best in the world.
-Michael Jordan

I've reached the pinnacle of my career. I just feel that I don't have anything else to prove.
-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

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

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 never thought a role model should be negative.
-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

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

I am hooked. Next year, I am looking to expand the team, looking to compete. I want to win.
-Michael Jordan

There was never any fear for me, no fear of failure. If I miss a shot, so what?
-Michael Jordan