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" 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. "

Michael Jordan

Game

Talent

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" I want to be the bridge to the next generation. "

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

" It's a habit of mine now, noticing labels, logos, shoes. "

" 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. "

" It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league. "

" Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation. "

" 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. "

" I've had tendinitis since college. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Winning isn't always championships. "

" How many times have your parents told you not to do things, and the next thing you know, you go do it? And you realized you shouldn't have done it. "

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

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

Michael Jordan

Failure

I Can

" I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. "

" To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate. "

" I do not have a problem, I enjoy gambling, but I think people are trying to make it seem like I have a problem, because people really don't know. "

" Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight. "

" Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. "

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

" I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players. "

" My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes. "

" 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. "