“I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”
Life
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.”
FailureAll Quotes by Michael Jordan
“I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.”
Best“The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.”
Peace“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 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“The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.”
Best“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'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.”
Life“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.”
God“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“Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.”
Legal“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”
Sports“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“I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.”
Work“I wasn't really a work conscious type of person.”
Work“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.”
Change“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.”
Positive“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“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“I can't speak for the future. I have no crystal ball.”
Future