Michael Jordan Quotes

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

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Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials, MJ, is an American retired professional basketball player, businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. He is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time.

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Native Name: Michael Jeffrey Jordan

Also Known As: Mike • Air • Air Jordan • His Airness • MJ • The Black Cat • Captain Marvel • Money • G.O.A.T. • Mr. June • Mr. J

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

Whenever they speak Michael Jordan, they should speak Scottie Pippen.

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of violence, and a black man, I have been deeply troubled by the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement and angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers. I grieve with the families who have lost loved ones, as I know their pain all too well.

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

If I had been playing for money I would have complained a long time ago that I was underpaid.

I have failed many times, and that's why I am a success.

What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!

Winning has a price. And leadership has a price. So I pulled people along when they didn't want to be pulled. I challenged people when they didn't want to be challenged. And I earned that right because [other] teammates came after me. They didn't endure all the things that I endured.

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

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.

He fallado una y otra vez en mi vida,
por eso he conseguido el éxito.