Michael Jordan
It doesn't matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heartCollection: Basketball
I'm retired 99.9%. Of course, there always is that .1%.Collection: Retired
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.Collection: Inspirational
You believe an eye for an eye until you are put in that situation. If they kill those guys, it really doesn't mean much to me. My father is gone.Collection: Father
I smoked my first cigar in 1991, when we won the championship. Up to that point, I had never smoked a cigar, never smoked anything.Collection: Winning
I don't go out and just try to score. I score because there is an opportunity to score.Collection: Opportunity
I took cooking classes when I was younger; girls weren't interested in me, and I thought I may be alone for the rest of my life.Collection: Girl
I don't know about flying, but sometimes it feels like I have these little wings on my feet.Collection: Wings
I was in Chicago in 1994 and at this time I had no thoughts of coming back and playing the game of basketball, Bryon Russell came over to me and said, "Why'd you quit? You know I could guard you." When I did come back in 1995 and we played Utah in '96, I'm at the center circle and Bryon Russell is standing next to me. I said, "You remember what you said in 1994 about, 'I think I can guard you, I can shut you down, I would love to play against you?' Well, you're about to get your chance.Collection: Basketball
Number 45 doesn't explode like Number 23 used to.Collection: Numbers
I failed so therefore I succeed.Collection: Inspirational
You remember the [remarks] you made in 1994 about, 'I think I can guard you, I can shut you down, I would love to play against you?' Well, you're about to get your chance.Collection: Thinking
It takes a hell of a lot for a man to put up with me. I can be a handful.Collection: Men
Sometimes I wonder what it will be like to look back on all this. Whether it will seem real.Collection: Basketball
I hate being out there with those garbage men. They don't get you the ball.Collection: Hate
We're not winning because of talent. We're just beating bad teams.Collection: Team
If I had been playing for money I would have complained a long time ago that I was underpaid.Collection: Long
But my drive to win is so great ... I just step over that line. ... It's very embarrassing, ... one of the things you totally regret. So you look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'I was stupid.'Collection: Inspirational
There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that 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.Collection: Inspirational
Work ethics eliminates fear.Collection: Work Ethic
I've never lost a game I just ran out of time.Collection: Inspirational
I can never stop working hard. Each day I feel that I have to improve. Hardwork...Determination...I gotta keep pushing myself.Collection: Basketball
A coach is someone that sees beyond your limits and guides you to greatness!Collection: Greatness
Its better to shoot and miss, then to let time run out and wonder what ifCollection: Running
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.Collection: Skills
Focus like a laser, not a flashlightCollection: Focus
Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player I can be?Collection: Basketball
Winners don't just learn the fundamentals, they master them. You have to monitor your fundamentals constantly because the only thing that changes will be your attention to them.Collection: Attention
If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.Collection: Basketball
My advice is find fuel in failure. Sometimes failure gets you closer to where you want to be.Collection: Motivational
It's not about the shoes, it's what you do in them.Collection: Shoes
I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better.Collection: Get Better
You always have to focus in life on what you want to achieve.Collection: Focus
Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone elseCollection: Want
The best come from the worstCollection: Worst
If nobody will help you do it alone!Collection: Basketball
I'm not a Twitterer, I'm not a twerker, I'm not a Facebooker. I am a ... nothin' ... I'm old school.Collection: School
All I knew is that I NEVER wanted to be AVERAGE.Collection: Average
Confidence allows you to progress in something you're attempting to accomplish, whether it's playing basketball or baseball or whether it's trying to succeed in business.Collection: Success
I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.Collection: Inspirational
To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail.Collection: Inspirational
It doesn't matter if you fall down, it's whether you get back up.Collection: Basketball
I'll quit competing when my heart quits beatingCollection: Leadership
Never think of the consequences of failing for you will always think of a negative result. Think only positive thoughts and your mind will gravitate towards those thoughts!Collection: Wrestling
You have to be uncompromised in your level of commitment to whatever you are doing, or it can disappear as fast as it appeared... Excellence isn't a one-week or one-year ideal. It's a constant. There will be days when you don't feel on top of your game, or meetings in which you aren't at your best, but your commitment remains constant. No compromises.Collection: Commitment
Being afraid on the court, means you're not confident of your skillsCollection: Basketball
Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again.Collection: Inspirational
There are no shortcuts. I approached practices the same way I approached games. You can't turn it on and off like a faucet. I couldn't dog it during practice and then, when I needed that extra push late in the game, expect it to be there. Very few people get anywhere by taking shortcuts.Collection: Volleyball