Quotes by 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....”

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

“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.”

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

“I have failed many times, and that's why I am a success.”

“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.”

“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.”

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

“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”

“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.”

“I wasn't really a work-conscious type of person. I was a player. I loved to play sports.”

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

“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.”

“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...”

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

“I'm patient.”

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”

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

“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...”

“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 le...”