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title: "5 Jordan Quotes By Michael Jordan"
description: "5 Jordan quotes by Michael Jordan. Plus more from Michael Jordan and more Jordan sayings from other authors."
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> [The NBA is the strongest professional sports league in the world. The league and the game is bigger than any one person,…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7c/michael-jordan-1054_basketball_the-nba-is-the-strongest-professional-sp_121600.jpg)

> [People say they wish they were Michael Jordan. OK, do it for a year. Do it for two years. Do it for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/people-say-they-wish-they-were-michael-jordan-ok-do-it-for-a-year-do/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b0/michael-jordan-1054_autographs_people-say-they-wish-they-were-michael-j_417949.jpg)

> [Jordan is a beast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/jordan-is-a-beast/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/michael-jordan-1054_animals_jordan-is-a-beast-595094_595094.png)

> [Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/being-michael-jordan-means-acting-the-same-as-i-always-have/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/michael-jordan-1054_acting_being-michael-jordan-means-acting-the-sa_974056.png)

> [There's only one Michael Jordan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/there-s-only-one-michael-jordan/)

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

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## Other authors on Jordan

## 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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