“The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.”
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“Limits, like fear, is often an illusion.”
FearAll Quotes by 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.”
Attitude“Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.”
Legal“I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”
Life“Limits, like fear, is often an illusion.”
Fear“I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life.”
Life“I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.”
Work“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.”
Life“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.”
Positive“I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.”
Best“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.”
Wisdom“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”
Intelligence“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.”
Attitude“I can't speak for the future. I have no crystal ball.”
Future“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.”
Failure“I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.”
Life“I wasn't really a work conscious type of person.”
Work“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.”
Life“Ultimately, if you can say that I'm a bad owner and we're winning championships, I can live with that. But if we're not making the playoffs and we're spending and losing money, then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe I'm not taking the necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization.”
Money“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's truly about the game, and in some ways that's about life too.”
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