Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan

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An American basketball player and businessman active since the 1960s, Michael Jordan has long been a source of memorable observations. Whether reflecting on Life or Work, Michael Jordan brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Our collection holds 47 quotes from Michael Jordan, each offering a different angle on Life, Work, Time, Sports, and Respect. Start here and see if you agree: "The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are."

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

— Michael Jordan

Life

All Quotes by Michael Jordan

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

— Michael Jordan

Work

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

— Michael Jordan

Life

“Limits, like fear, is often an illusion.”

— Michael Jordan

Fear

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

— Michael Jordan

Money

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

— Michael Jordan

Sports

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

— Michael Jordan

Positive

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

— Michael Jordan

Love

“I wasn't really a work conscious type of person.”

— Michael Jordan

Work

“The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game.”

— Michael Jordan

Love

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

— Michael Jordan

Peace

“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.”

— Michael Jordan

Attitude

“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.”

— Michael Jordan

Money

“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.”

— Michael Jordan

Attitude

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

— Michael Jordan

Future

“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.”

— Michael Jordan

Life

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

— Michael Jordan

Change

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

— Michael Jordan

Intelligence

“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.”

— Michael Jordan

Good

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

— Michael Jordan

Legal

“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.”

— Michael Jordan

Sports