When I step onto the court, I don't have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I find that after I play, my mind is clearer and I can come up with a better solution. It's like therapy. It relaxes me and allows me to solve problems.

But my drive to win is so great ... I just step over that line. ... It's very embarrassing, ... one of the things you totally regret. So you look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'I was stupid.'

A leader can't make excuses. There has to be quality in everything you do. Off the court, on the court, in the classroom.

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

The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you’re doing.

It doesn't matter who scores. If you have an opportunity to score, you score.

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