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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/to-be-successful-you-have-to-be-selfish-or-else-you-never-achieve-and/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

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## More by Michael Jordan

> [I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-want-to-be-perceived-as-a-guy-who-played-his-best-in-all-facets-not/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [I dont take pictures with Niggas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-dont-take-pictures-with-niggas/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/the-minute-you-get-away-from-fundamentals-whether-its-proper/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/be-true-to-the-game-because-the-game-will-be-true-to-you-if-you-try/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [Work ethics eliminates fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/work-ethics-eliminates-fear/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [I can accept failure everyone fails at something but what I can't accept is not trying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-can-accept-failure-everyone-fails-at-something-but-what-i-can-t/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [Even though, physically, I can't do it, the mind says, 'Yeah, I can still do it,' and I still think I can do it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/even-though-physically-i-can-t-do-it-the-mind-says-yeah-i-can-still/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [I wasn't really a work-conscious type of person. I was a player. I loved to play sports.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-wasn-t-really-a-work-conscious-type-of-person-i-was-a-player-i/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/if-you-are-confident-you-have-done-everything-possible-to-prepare/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/sometimes-you-need-to-get-hit-in-the-head-to-realize-that-you-re-in-a/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/you-have-competition-every-day-because-you-set-such-high-standards/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [All I knew is that I NEVER wanted to be AVERAGE.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/all-i-knew-is-that-i-never-wanted-to-be-average/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [“He fallado una y otra vez en mi vida, por eso he conseguido el éxito.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/he-fallado-una-y-otra-vez-en-mi-vida-por-eso-he-conseguido-el-xito/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [I'd take 12 guys who had a strong passion for the game over 12 guys who don't respect the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-d-take-12-guys-who-had-a-strong-passion-for-the-game-over-12-guys/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

> [The NBA is the strongest professional sports league in the world. The league and the game is bigger than any one person, Michael Jordan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/the-nba-is-the-strongest-professional-sports-league-in-the-world-the/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

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