Michael Jordan

I can accept failure everyone fails at something. But I cant accept not trying.

You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.

Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

I wasn't really a work-conscious type of person. I was a player. I loved to play sports.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I cannot accept not trying.

I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players.

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

I built my talents on the shoulders of someone else's talent.

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

We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others.

If you quit once it becomes a habit. Never quit.

If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

I won't have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can't see being competitive in sports any more.

It's a habit of mine now, noticing labels, logos, shoes.

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

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

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

It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.

The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat because of lack of effort.

How many times have your parents told you not to do things, and the next thing you know, you go do it? And you realized you shouldn't have done it.

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.

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.

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

Don't let others drag you down by rumors. Just go with what you believe in.

You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.

I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.

There's only one Michael Jordan.

If you run into a wall dont turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it go through it or work around it.

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 never thought a role model should be negative.

Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That's truly about the game, and in some ways that's about life too.

Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight.

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

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.

Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

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.

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

If nobody will help you do it alone.

Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I've done? No.

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 do not have a problem, I enjoy gambling, but I think people are trying to make it seem like I have a problem, because people really don't know.

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

Since Ive been in chiropractic Ive improved by leaps and bounds both mentally and physically.

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

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

I've never been afraid to fail.

I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era.

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

I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

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

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

I've had tendinitis since college.

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.

Ive missed more than 9000 shots in my career. Ive lost almost 300 games. 26 times Ive been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. Ive failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

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

I want to be the bridge to the next generation.

In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball.

I want people to understand, gambling is not a bad thing if you do it within the framework of what it's meant to be, which is fun and entertaining.

It's absolutely wrong that I don't want guys to challenge me. And the people who say that aren't in the room.

My mother is my root my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have.

My Father used to say that its never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said you never know what you can accomplish until you try.

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

Being nervous isn't bad. It just means something important is happening.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

I like control.

Talent wins games but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

Authenticity is about being true to who you are.

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.

It's a heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody. My job was to go out there and play the game of basketball as best I can and provide entertainment for everyone who wanted to watch basketball. Obviously, people may not agree with that; again, I can't live with what everyone's impression of what I should or what I shouldn't do.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.

As athletes were used to reacting quickly. Here its come stop come stop. Theres a lot of downtime. Thats the toughest part of the day.

I'm patient.

Limits, like fear, is often an illusion.

I want people to understand gambling is not a bad thing if you do it within the framework of what its meant to be which is fun and entertaining.

I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear. So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you're capable of doing and what you're not.

I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.

Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

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

When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.

The key to success is failure.

In reality, I never want to grow up.

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.

If you don't back it up with performance and hard work, talking doesn't mean a thing.

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.

Obstacles dont have to stop you. If you run into a wall dont turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it go through it or work around it.

Playing sick. That is so hard to do. It has to be a total mental challenge, as well as the physical challenge.

When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals.

When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.

There is no "i" in team but there is in win.

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

I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games; 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

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.

Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.

There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

It is nerve-wracking watching my kids' games.