Michael Jordan Quotes

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  • I'm all about challenges and seeing if I can go out and see if I can achieve something. If at the end of the day I do it, great. If I don't, I can live with myself.

  • Because I want every kid to be viewed as a person rather than as a member of a certain race does not mean that I'm not black enough. . . . Do they want me to be positive just for black kids and negative for everybody else?

  • I Own the guy guarding me

  • You're an idiot. You've screwed up every play we ever ran. You're too stupid to even remember the plays. We ought to get rid of you.

  • Not every flying hero has a cape.

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

    "I Can't Accept Not Trying : Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence". Book by Michael Jordan (p. 129), 1994.
  • 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.

  • I am privileged to have played basketball.

  • 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.

  • Every time I feel tired while I am exercising and training, I close my eyes to see that picture, to see that list with my name. This usually motivates me to work again.

  • I dont take pictures with Niggas

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

    Michael Jordan (2012). “Driven from Within”, p.33, Simon and Schuster
  • Failure builds muscle, determination, and dreams.

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

    Michael Jordan (2005). “Driven from Within”, p.163, Simon and Schuster
  • To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail.

  • I viewed it as a business, but I always viewed it as a game. An opportunity to show my skills, my basketball skills, amongst the best in the world.

  • Heart is what separates the good from the great.

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

  • 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.

    Playboy Interview, www.playboy.com. February 17, 2012.
  • Accept a loss as a learning experience, and never point fingers at your teammates

  • People say they wish they were Michael Jordan. OK, do it for a year. Do it for two years. Do it for five years. When you get past the fun part, then go do the part where you get into cities at three a.m. and you have fifteen people waiting for autographs when you're as tired as hell.

  • The harder I prepare, the luckier I seem to get.

  • 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.

    "The Playboy Interview: Sports Gods". Interview with Mark Vancil, reprints.longform.org. May 1992.
  • I'll quit competing when my heart quits beating

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

    Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”
  • 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.

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

  • It doesn't matter who scores. If you have an opportunity to score, you score.

    Source: reprints.longform.org
  • Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

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    Michael Jordan

    • Born: February 17, 1963
    • Occupation: Basketball player