Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships."

- Michael Jordan

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

"Earn your leadership every day."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"Nunca digas nunca, porque los límites, al igual que los miedos, son a menudo solo una ilusión."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game."

- Michael Jordan

"Limits, like fear, is often an illusion."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"I want to be the bridge to the next generation."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"Winning isn't always championships."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game."

- Michael Jordan

"Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation."

- Michael Jordan

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."

- Michael Jordan

"My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'"

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

""I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.""

- Michael Jordan

"Some people want it to happen, some people wish it would happen, others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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."

- Michael Jordan

"I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I’ve been successful."

- Michael Jordan

"I can’t imagine anything more rewarding than striving for excellence and giving it your all."

- Michael Jordan

"When I step onto the court, I don't have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I find that after I play, my mind is clearer and I can come up with a better solution. It's like therapy. It relaxes me and allows me to solve problems."

- Michael Jordan

"I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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."

- Michael Jordan

"Statistics are like bikinis—they show a lot but not everything."

- Michael Jordan

"Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just illusions."

- Michael Jordan

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, other make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

"The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you’re doing."

- Michael Jordan

"I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"My attitude is that if you push me towards a weakness, I will turn that weakness into a strength"

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships."

- Michael Jordan

"You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships"

- Michael Jordan

"Success doesn’t stop when you get there"

- Michael Jordan

"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"

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships."

- Michael Jordan

"how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."

- Michael Jordan

"I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I cannot accept not trying."

- Michael Jordan

"Talent wins games but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."

- Michael Jordan

""Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.""

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships"

- Michael Jordan

"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 again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

""Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.""

- Michael Jordan

""Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.""

- Michael Jordan

"Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it."

- Michael Jordan

"My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.’"

- Michael Jordan

"The opportunity to play sports has helped me develop valuable skills that I will use for the rest of my life."

- Michael Jordan

""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.""

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"I Own the guy guarding me"

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"I have failed over and over and that is why I succeed."

- Michael Jordan

"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 shots and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"Another day, another opportunity to prove everyone who doubts you wrong."

- Michael Jordan

"Don't be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try."

- Michael Jordan

"It doesn't matter if you fall down, it's whether you get back up."

- Michael Jordan

"Its better to shoot and miss, then to let time run out and wonder what if."

- Michael Jordan

"I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed it. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeeded."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I've been successful."

- Michael Jordan

"I can't imagine anything more rewarding than striving for excellence and giving it your all."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"Sometimes things may go your way, but the effort should be there every single night."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"Learning's a gift, even when pain’s your teacher."

- Michael Jordan

"You must expect great things from yourself before you can do them."

- Michael Jordan

"I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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."

- Michael Jordan

"You don't show up on game day and expect to be great. Greatness happens in practice. You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them."

- Michael Jordan

"You expect to have fun and make money in any investment."

- Michael Jordan

"Just play, have fun, and enjoy the game."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"Fear is an illusion. You think something is standing in your way, but nothing is really there. What is there is an opportunity to do your best and gain some success."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"The key to success is failure."

- Michael Jordan

"If you do the work, you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic, or mental preparation -the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you’re doing."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"I have failed again and again throughout my life. And that is why I succeed."

- Michael Jordan

"My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on."

- Michael Jordan

"There is no ‘I’ in team but there is in win."

- Michael Jordan

"I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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."

- Michael Jordan

"Teamwork contains no ‘I’ but ‘win’ includes it."

- Michael Jordan

"I’ve failed over and over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"You must expect things of yourself before you can do them."

- Michael Jordan

"When I step onto the court, I don’t have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I find that after I play, my mind is clearer and I can come up with a better solution. It’s like therapy. It relaxes me and allows me to solve problems."

- Michael Jordan

"I’ve never lost a game. I just ran out of time."

- Michael Jordan

"Winning is more than beating others; it’s about surpassing your own limits and constantly pushing yourself."

- Michael Jordan

"Some want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

"Failure is acceptable, but not trying is a whole different ballpark."

- Michael Jordan

""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.""

- Michael Jordan

"My attitude is that if you push me towards a weakness, I will turn that weakness into a strength."

- Michael Jordan

"Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championship."

- Michael Jordan

""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.""

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"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 hard around it."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

""There is no ‘I’ in team but there is in win.""

- Michael Jordan

"If you quit once, it becomes a habit. Never quit!"

- Michael Jordan

"I've never been afraid to fail."

- Michael Jordan

"Heart is what separates the good from the great."

- Michael Jordan

"Failure makes me work even harder."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail."

- Michael Jordan

"Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work."

- Michael Jordan

"If it turns out that my best wasn't good enough, at least I won't look back and say I was afraid to try."

- Michael Jordan

"Failure is acceptable. but not trying is a whole different ball park."

- Michael Jordan

"Learning is a gift, even when pain is your teacher."

- Michael Jordan

"Make It Happen."

- Michael Jordan

"Learning's a gift, even when pain is your teacher!"

- Michael Jordan

"I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out there and go for it."

- Michael Jordan

"Champions do not become champions when they win an event, but in the hours, weeks, and months, and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely a demonstration of their championship character."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"I've never lost a game, I just ran out of time."

- Michael Jordan

"Don't let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in."

- Michael Jordan

"The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you're doing."

- Michael Jordan

"You can practice shooting 8 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."

- Michael Jordan

"Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again."

- Michael Jordan

"What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!"

- Michael Jordan

"Enjoy every minute of life. Never second-guess life."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"I will not quit this game because of what the media has done to me."

- Michael Jordan

"Live the moment for the moment."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"I never thought a role model should be negative."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"There is no 'I' in 'team,' but there is in 'win.'"

- Michael Jordan

"The basketball court for me, during a game, is the most peaceful place I can imagine. On the basketball court, I worry about nothing. When I'm out there, no one can bother me..."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"It's 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."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"There's only one Michael Jordan."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"Ultimately, if you can say that I'm a bad owner and we're winning championships, I can live with that. But if we're not making the playoffs and we're spending and losing money, then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe I'm not taking the necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization."

- Michael Jordan

"I know the signs of scaredness."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

"As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day."

- Michael Jordan

"In reality, I never want to grow up."

- Michael Jordan

"I realize I'm black, but id like to be viewed as a person, and that is everybody's wish."

- Michael Jordan

"I want to play for years."

- Michael Jordan

"I'm patient."

- Michael Jordan

"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."

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

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

- Michael Jordan

"I can't speak for the future. I have no crystal ball."

- Michael Jordan

"It is nerve-wracking watching my kids' games."

- Michael Jordan

"I'm not a Twitterer, I'm not a twerker, I'm not a Facebooker, I'm not nothing. I'm old school."

- Michael Jordan