Michael Jordan Quotes

“I've missed more than 9,000 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.”

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

“I've never been afraid to fail.”

“I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”

“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.”

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

“I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.”

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

“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.”

“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 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.”

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”

“There is no "i" in team but there is in win.”

“Winning isn't always championships.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, "You never know what you can accomplish until you try."

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