"I've had tendinitis since college...." - Quote by Michael Jordan

“You have to be un-compromised in your level of commitment to whatever you are doing, or it can disappear as fast as it appeared. Commitment cannot be compromised by rewards.”

“Sometimes I wonder what it will be like to look back on all this. Whether it will seem real.”

“I would never play an extra year for money. I play the game because I love it. I just so happen to get paid. If I don't feel I still enjoy the game, I can care less what a year is worth. I'm not going to play the game just because of money.”

“Healthy people have a natural skill of avoiding feverish eyes.”

“I've had this terrible stomach problem for years, and that has made touring difficult. People would see me sitting in the corner by myself looking sick and gloomy. The reason is that I was trying to fight against the stomach pain, trying to hold my food down. People looked me and assumed I was some kind of addict.”

“The doctor looked at my cardiogram and made that "hmmmm" noise that doctors are taught in medical school so they won't come right out and say "UH-oh!"”

“Don't foul, don't flinch-hit the line hard.”

“One day, you might look up and see me playing the game at 50. Don't laugh. Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”

“Swimming is not a sport. Swimming is a way to keep from drowning. That's just common sense!”