"I failed so therefore I succeed...." - Quote by Michael Jordan

“If I had been playing for money I would have complained a long time ago that I was underpaid.”

“Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach – he was my mentor, my teacher, my second father. Coach was always there for me whenever I needed him and I loved him for it. In teaching me the game of basketball, he taught me about life. My heart goes out to Linnea and their kids. We've lost a great man who had an incredible impact on his players, his staff and the entire UNC family.”

“I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.”

“99% percent of failures are the ones who make excuses.”

“Failure doesn't come from falling down, failure comes from not getting up”

“You weren't a decent man and you didn't do your best. We none of us were and none of us did.”

“As you say, I am honoured and famous and rich. But as I have to do all the hard work, and suffer an increasing multitude of fools gladly, it does not feel any better than being reviled, infamous and poor, as I used to be.”

“Just a few daily disciplines make a big difference”

“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”