Quotes By Michael Jordan

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 want to play for years.

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.

I know the signs of scaredness.

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.

Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have.

It is nerve-wracking watching my kids' games.

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

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

There's only one 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.

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

It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.

I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I've had tendinitis since college.

Winning isn't always championships.

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

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

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

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

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