Basketball Quotes by Michael Jordan

Success doesn't stop when you get there

— Michael Jordan

I am privileged to have played basketball.

— Michael Jordan

I'm sorry to see it end.

— Michael Jordan

Basketball isn't my job.

— Michael Jordan

It doesn't matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart

— Michael Jordan

People ask me if I could fly, I said, 'yeah…' for a little while.

— Michael Jordan

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them

— Michael Jordan

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

— Michael Jordan

Being afraid on the court, means you're not confident of your skills

— Michael Jordan

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

— Michael Jordan

Ive always believed if you put the work in the results will come out!

— Michael Jordan

Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight.

— 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…

— Michael Jordan

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made…

— Michael Jordan

When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world,…

— Michael Jordan

The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be…

— Michael Jordan

There have been times when I have failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail

— Michael Jordan

To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then…

— Michael Jordan

I can never stop working hard. Each day I feel that I have to improve. Hardwork...Determination...I gotta keep pushing myself.

— 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

Because I want every kid to be viewed as a person rather than as a member of a certain race does not…

— Michael Jordan

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Some people want it to…

— Michael Jordan

So, the next time you're out working on your game and they pass you the rock, don't just take it to the…

— Michael Jordan

My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when…

— Michael Jordan

I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that Ive met and I think that I thrive…

— 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

Basketball isn't just about the bright lights, packed arenas and highlight reels. Basketball is a way of life. Basketball is a relationship…

— Michael Jordan

It's heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody . . . My job was to go out there and…

— Michael Jordan

I was in Chicago in 1994 and at this time I had no thoughts of coming back and playing the game of…

— Michael Jordan

Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach…

— Michael Jordan

Maybe it’s my own fault. Maybe I led you to believe it was easy when it wasn’t. Maybe I made you think…

— Michael Jordan

Sometimes I wonder what it will be like to look back on all this. Whether it will seem real.

— Michael Jordan

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

— Michael Jordan

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

— Michael Jordan

Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise

— Michael Jordan

Heart is what separates the good from the great.

— Michael Jordan

It doesn't matter if you fall down, it's whether you get back up.

— Michael Jordan

Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

— Michael Jordan

Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.

— Michael Jordan

“I can appect failure, but I cannot accept not trying.”

— Michael Jordan