“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.”
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“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.”
SportsAll Quotes by Michael Jordan
“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“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”
Intelligence“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.”
Work“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 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“Limits, like fear, is often an illusion.”
Fear“I wasn't really a work conscious type of person.”
Work“Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.”
Legal“The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.”
Best“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.”
Love“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.”
Failure“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“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.”
Change“The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.”
Peace“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.”
Good“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“I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.”
Life“Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.”
Love