Michael Jordan Quotes

Why would I think about missing a shot I haven't taken yet?

To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail.

Never say never, because limits, like fear, are often just an illusion.

Don't let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.

My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.

"Once you join the team, you live at a certain standard that I play the game and I wasn't going to take anything less. When people see this, they gonna say, "He wasn't really a nice guy. He may have been a tyrant." Well, that's you, because you never won anything. I wanted to win, but I wanted them to win and be a part of it as well."

Winning has a price. Leadership has a price. I pushed people when they didn't wanna be pushed. I challenged people when they didn't wanna be challenged. But I never asked them to do something I wasn't willing to do myself.

I'm a firm believer in goal setting. Step by step. I can't think of any other way of accomplishing anything.

Can I still dunk... Are you stupid?

I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying [no hard work]. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (p. 20, 24)

Whoever is the team leader of the team, I’m going to be going after him. And I’m not going to do it with my voice.’ Because I had no voice. I had no status. I had to do it with the way that I played.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

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

If nobody will help you, do it alone! There is no 'i' in team, but there is '1' in WIN!

I failed so therefore I succeed.