Michael Jordan Quotes

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.

The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be in a good mood, because that is what people expect. You learn to get good at it.

I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus.

Even though, physically, I can't do it, the mind says, 'Yeah, I can still do it,' and I still think I can do it better than most in the NBA, … Driven From Within.

My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline.

Because I want every kid to be viewed as a person rather than as a member of a certain race does not mean that I'm not black enough. . . . Do they want me to be positive just for black kids and negative for everybody else?

I don't go out and just try to score. I score because there is an opportunity to score.

I knew where I wanted to go, what kind of player I wanted to become and I focused on getting there.

I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and that's everybody's wish... I try to be a role model for black kids, white kids, yellow kids, green kids. This is what I felt was good about my personality.

The greatest people that ever lived were also the greatest failures. They just didn’t let those failures affect them like they do most.

What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

Not every flying hero has a cape.

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

I missed 9000 shots in my career, lost almost 300 games and missed the shot to win the game 26 times.

All I wanted to do was to improve, to keep getting better.

Anyone who would argue that this third-generatio n MDX is an SUV might as well belong to the Flat Earth Society. The 2014 Acura MDX is the perfect expression of the modern car - capable, spacious, and friendly to drive.

I make shoes for white suburban kids, not the poor black kids. That would be like opening a restaurant for people without stomachs.

Its better to shoot and miss, then to let time run out and wonder what if

I am competing with what I am capable of.

I didn't come here to be average.

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.

The harder I prepare, the luckier I seem to get.

I've had tendinitis since college.

You have to be un-compromised in your level of commitment to whatever you are doing, or it can disappear as fast as it appeared. Commitment cannot be compromised by rewards.

If I have an agenda or a goal, no one is going to deter me from what I want to do.

So, the next time you're out working on your game and they pass you the rock, don't just take it to the hole. Take it to the next level. Don't just bend rims. Bend expectations. Let them see you and feel you and by the very virtue of your love, the truth in your game, they will hear you. Let your game speak.

It doesn't matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart

You believe an eye for an eye until you are put in that situation. If they kill those guys, it really doesn't mean much to me. My father is gone.

Basketball isn't just about the bright lights, packed arenas and highlight reels. Basketball is a way of life. Basketball is a relationship between you and the ball, you and your teammates. If you love the game, nobody can take that from you.

Drugs have been in the game for a long time. They were there when I was in college, and even in high school. It's in life. It's in business. It's everywhere.

Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

Republicans buy sneakers, too.

A coach is someone that sees beyond your limits and guides you to greatness!

All I knew is that I NEVER wanted to be AVERAGE.

I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.

Limits, like fear, is often an illusion.

It's not how hard you pushed along the way. It's having something in you to finish.

My Father... He was there when I didn't understand, he was there when I was wrong, he was there when I cried, he was there when I lied. For some reason my dad was always there, when I needed him the most. His love was never ending. And now that he's gone there is an emptiness in my world, but not in my heart.

I am free to make anything I want as long as I think it will sell.

Failure gave me strength. Pain was my motivation

If I had been playing for money I would have complained a long time ago that I was underpaid.

I don't know about flying, but sometimes it feels like I have these little wings on my feet.

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.

It's absolutely wrong that I don't want guys to challenge me. And the people who say that aren't in the room.

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

If you love the game, nobody can take that from you.