Quotes By Michael Jordan

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

It is nerve-wracking watching my kids' games.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

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 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.

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 learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball.

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

In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.

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

Winning isn't always championships.

I've had tendinitis since college.

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.

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.

I've never been afraid to fail.

In reality, I never want to grow up.

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.

Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I've done? No.

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.

I can't speak for the future. I have no crystal ball.

Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.