Michael Jordan

I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start…

— Michael Jordan

The reason I became such a successful athlete was my mind was saying that no matter who you put up against me,…

— Michael Jordan

I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's…

— Michael Jordan

Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player…

— Michael Jordan

You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at…

— Michael Jordan

My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never…

— Michael Jordan

My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief…

— Michael Jordan

Drugs have been in the game for a long time. They were there when I was in college, and even in high…

— Michael Jordan

When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to…

— Michael Jordan

We're beating a lot of poor teams. So what? We won a lot of games last year, too. Will Horace and Bill…

— Michael Jordan

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

— Michael Jordan

I heave the basketball; I know it sails in a parabola, exhibiting perfect symmetry, which is interrupted by the basket. It's funny,…

— Michael Jordan

How many times have your parents told you not to do things, and the next thing you know, you go do it?…

— Michael Jordan

For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think…

— Michael Jordan

It's easier for me to get ready for a game on the road because you're expected to lose when you play away…

— Michael Jordan

Any fear is an illusion. You think something is standing in your way, but nothing is really there. What is there is…

— Michael Jordan

If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and…

— Michael Jordan

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know…

— Michael Jordan

You don't show up on game day and expect to be great. Greatness happens in practice. You have to expect things of…

— Michael Jordan