Words matter. These are the best Michael Jordan Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
In reality, I never want to grow up.
Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.
Playing sick. That is so hard to do. It has to be a total mental challenge, as well as the physical challenge.
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.
There is no ‘i’ in team but there is in win.
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.
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.
Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.
The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.
For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.
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 is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don’t believe there is only one greatest player either.
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
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.’
Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I’ve done? No.
I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot… when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.
It is nerve-wracking watching my kids’ games.
It’s a habit of mine now, noticing labels, logos, shoes.
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.
I never thought a role model should be negative.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
I won’t have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can’t see being competitive in sports any more.
Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you’re in a fight.
Playing sick. That is so hard to do. It has to be a total mental challenge, as well as the physical challenge.
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.
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 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.
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.
We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others.
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.
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.
Even when I’m old and grey, I won’t be able to play it, but I’ll still love the game.
I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
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.
I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.
It’s hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it’s definitely impacted the league.
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.
I know the signs of scaredness.
In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.
I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era.
I’ve never been afraid to fail.
I realize that I’m black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody’s wish.
Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have.
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.
Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.
Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.
If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
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 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.
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.
