Michael Jordan > Quotes

“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

“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.”
― Michael Jordan

“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.”
― Michael Jordan

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.”
― 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

“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

“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

“I've never lost a game. I just ran out of time.”
― Michael Jordan

“If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit.Never quit!!!”
― Michael Jordan

“Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.”
― Michael Jordan

“Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”
― Michael Jordan

“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.”
― Michael Jordan

“To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail.”
― Michael Jordan

“Don't let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.”
― Michael Jordan, I Can't Accept Not Trying: Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence

“Make It Happen.”
― Michael Jordan

“If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.”
― Michael Jordan

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

“Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again.”
― Michael Jordan

“I Own the guy guarding me”
― Michael Jordan

“The key to success is failure.”
― Michael Jordan

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

“Some people 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 ball park.”
― Michael Jordan, For the Love of the Game: My Story

“I realize I'm black, but id like to be viewed as a person, and that is everybody's wish.”
― Michael Jordan

“Learning is a gift, even when pain is your teacher!”
― Michael Jordan

“There is no "I" in team but there is in win.”
― Michael Jordan