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

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" 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 failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 want to play for years. "

" 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. "

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

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

" When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals. "

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

" The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat because of lack of effort. "

" 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. "

" There's only one Michael Jordan. "

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

" 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. "

" When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game. "

" 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 know the signs of scaredness. "

" I want people to understand, gambling is not a bad thing if you do it within the framework of what it's meant to be, which is fun and entertaining. "

" I won't have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can't see being competitive in sports any more. "

" 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. "

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

" Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I've done? No. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "