The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy …
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Michael Jordan
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About Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman, former professional basketball player, former baseball player, and minority owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 15 seasons in the NBA between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, he was integral in popularizing basketball and the NBA around the world in the 1980s…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Michael JordanIn 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 lear…
I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.
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.
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…
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
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. A…
Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.
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Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.
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 co…
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…
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 can't speak for the future. I have no crystal ball.
Limits, like fear, is often an illusion.
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.
The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.
I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.
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.