"Excellence isn't a one-week or one-year ideal...." - Quote by Michael Jordan

“I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and that's everybody's wish... I try to be a role model for black kids, white kids, yellow kids, green kids. This is what I felt was good about my personality.”

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

“Better to do a little well, then a great deal badly.”

“Any man can do what he has to do. But doing it like you love it? That is what takes it to a whole different level. A champion does it like he loves it, even when he doesn't.”

“I believe that I'm one of the best in the world at what I do, and that's all I've ever wanted to be.”

“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.”

“'Tis true there is much to be done, . . . but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects, for constant dropping wears away stones . . . and little strokes fell great oaks, as Poor Richard says. . . .”

“Circumstances should never alter principles!”