Michael Jordan Quotes

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.

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?.

I'm a firm believer in goal setting. Step by step. I can't see any other way of accomplishing anything.

I know the signs of scaredness.

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

If I have an agenda or a goal, no one is going to deter me from what I want to do.

My challenge when I came back was to face the young talent, dissect their games, and show them maybe that they needed to learn more about the game than just the money aspect.

All I wanted to do was to improve, to keep getting better.

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.

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.

I make shoes for white suburban kids, not the poor black kids. That would be like opening a restaurant for people without stomachs.

It's probably a twelve-day. He needs two days to wake up.

Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

If it turns out that my best wasn't good enough, at least I won't look back and say that I was afraid to try; failure makes me work even harder.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

I have failed many times, but I have never gone into a game expecting myself to fail.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

No brain, no gain. Stay in school.

I don't know about flying, but sometimes it feels like I have these little wings on my feet.

Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else

Winning isn't always championships.

I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life.

There will be a player greater than me.

I knew where I wanted to go, what kind of player I wanted to become and I focused on getting there.

Its better to shoot and miss, then to let time run out and wonder what if

I am competing with what I am capable of.

I am free to make anything I want as long as I think it will sell.

In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.

We're not winning because of talent. We're just beating bad teams.

I know what's within me even if you can't see it yet...I have something more important than courage, I have patience. I will become what I know I am.

Don't let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.

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.

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

For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.

Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.

The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.

The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you’re doing.

Number 45 doesn't explode like Number 23 used to.

Isn't (life) all about trying?

My Father... He was there when I didn't understand, he was there when I was wrong, he was there when I cried, he was there when I lied. For some reason my dad was always there, when I needed him the most. His love was never ending. And now that he's gone there is an emptiness in my world, but not in my heart.

The NBA is the strongest professional sports league in the world. The league and the game is bigger than any one person, Michael Jordan included, and they always will be. I hope that today players, especially our young players, continue to recognize that simple fact. Nothing is more important than the game itself and the fans who support it.

There are no shortcuts. I approached practices the same way I approached games. You can't turn it on and off like a faucet. I couldn't dog it during practice and then, when I needed that extra push late in the game, expect it to be there. Very few people get anywhere by taking shortcuts.

I can remember a game, we were down with about 5 to 10 points, I go off about 25 points, we come back and win the game, we're walking off the floor. Tex (Winter) looks at me and says "There's no "I" in team!" I looked at Tex and say, "There's not, but there's an 'I' in win!

Failure is acceptable. but not trying is a whole different ball park.

So, the next time you're out working on your game and they pass you the rock, don't just take it to the hole. Take it to the next level. Don't just bend rims. Bend expectations. Let them see you and feel you and by the very virtue of your love, the truth in your game, they will hear you. Let your game speak.

The basketball court for me, during a game, is the most peaceful place I can imagine. On the basketball court, I worry about nothing. When I'm out there, no one can bother me.

Drugs have been in the game for a long time. They were there when I was in college, and even in high school. It's in life. It's in business. It's everywhere.

Failure builds muscle,determination, and dreams.

Another day, another opportunity to prove everyone who doubts you wrong.

Each time I step on the basketball court, I never know what will happen. I live for the moment. I play for the moment.

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

If I have something and move forward, it is only my weakness, which I hate and turn into my strength. You are not lost as long as you do not give up!

Confidence allows you to progress in something you're attempting to accomplish, whether it's playing basketball or baseball or whether it's trying to succeed in business.

I will not quit this game because of what the media has done to me.

It takes a hell of a lot for a man to put up with me. I can be a handful.

It doesn't matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart

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

You believe an eye for an eye until you are put in that situation. If they kill those guys, it really doesn't mean much to me. My father is gone.

Winners don't just learn the fundamentals, they master them. You have to monitor your fundamentals constantly because the only thing that changes will be your attention to them.

I've never lost a game I just ran out of time.