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
It's absolutely wrong that I don't want guys to challenge me. And the people who say that aren't in the room. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
People say they wish they were Michael Jordan. OK, do it for a year. Do it for two years. Do it for… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
The greatest people that ever lived were also the greatest failures. They just didn’t let those failures affect them like they do… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.” — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
If I had stood at the free-throw line and thought about 10 million people watching me on the other side of the… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I do not have a problem, I enjoy gambling, but I think people are trying to make it seem like I have… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
People ask me if I could fly, I said, 'yeah....' for a little while. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
If I thought of the number of people who were watching me as I got ready to shoot, I?d miss it. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Success isn't something you chase. It's something you have to put forth the effort for constantly. Then maybe it'll come when you… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
You have to be able to say, OK, that happened back then. Now let's take it from here and see what happens.… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
It's a heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody. My job was to go out there and play the… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
It's heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody . . . My job was to go out there and… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I think most micro-brewers/craft-brewers are similar in that they enjoy making something themselves and at the end of the day they can… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, I can expect half-hearted results. Most people get it the honest… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I want people to understand, gambling is not a bad thing if you do it within the framework of what it's meant… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had… — 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
