The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I'd take 12 guys who had a strong passion for the game over 12 guys who don't respect the game. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
The NBA is the strongest professional sports league in the world. The league and the game is bigger than any one person,… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Drugs have been in the game for a long time. They were there when I was in college, and even in high… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
There are no shortcuts. I approached practices the same way I approached games. You can't turn it on and off like a… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
You have to be uncompromised in your level of commitment to whatever you are doing, or it can disappear as fast as… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
My challenge when I came back was to face the young talent, dissect their games, and show them maybe that they needed… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I viewed it as a business, but I always viewed it as a game. An opportunity to show my skills, my basketball… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
When I worked on my game, that's what I thought about. When it happened, I set another goal, a reasonable, manageable goal… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I can remember a game, we were down with about 5 to 10 points, I go off about 25 points, we come… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
The players today reflect how much the game has evolved and changed both in style and culture. [...] The game now has… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I will not quit this game because of what the media has done to me. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I was in Chicago in 1994 and at this time I had no thoughts of coming back and playing the game of… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I would never play an extra year for money. I play the game because I love it. I just so happen to… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The basketball court for me, during a game, is the most peaceful place I can imagine. On the basketball court, I worry… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I can accept failure everyone fails at something but what I can't accept is not trying. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I wasn't really a work-conscious type of person. I was a player. I loved to play sports. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
