Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I wasn't really a work-conscious type of person. I was a player. I loved to play sports. "

Related Quotes:

" It's a heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody. My job was to go out there and play the game of basketball as best I can and provide entertainment for everyone who wanted to watch basketball. Obviously, people may not agree with that; again, I can't live with what everyone's impression of what I should or what I shouldn't do. "

" There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either. "

" Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night. "

" 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. "

" You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that. "

" There's only one Michael Jordan. "

" Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise. "

" I've had tendinitis since college. "

" I've never been afraid to fail. "

" Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. "

" 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. "

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

" Playing sick. That is so hard to do. It has to be a total mental challenge, as well as the physical challenge. "

" It is nerve-wracking watching my kids' games. "

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

" One day, you might look up and see me playing the game at 50. Don't laugh. Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion. "

" Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. "

" 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. "

" I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win. "

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

" I built my talents on the shoulders of someone else's talent. "

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

" For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball. "

" My challenge when I came back was to face the young talent, dissect their games, and show them maybe that they needed to learn more about the game than just the money aspect. "

" 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. "

" In reality, I never want to grow up. "

" The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are. "

" I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal. "

" 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. "

" Limits, like fear, is often an illusion. "