--- title: "15 Player Quotes By Michael Jordan" description: "15 Player quotes by Michael Jordan. Plus more from Michael Jordan and more Player sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/152/michael-jordan-1054_football_there-will-be-a-player-greater-than-me-1_1047985.png" --- > [There will be a player greater than me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/there-will-be-a-player-greater-than-me/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/152/michael-jordan-1054_football_there-will-be-a-player-greater-than-me-1_1047985.png) > [Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/great-players-never-look-in-the-mirror-and-think-i-m-a-great/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/michael-jordan-1054_ask-yourself_great-players-never-look-in-the-mirror-a_2285609.png) > [When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/when-i-lose-the-sense-of-motivation-and-the-sense-to-prove-something/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/michael-jordan-1054_ball-player_when-i-lose-the-sense-of-motivation-and_2325873.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b4/michael-jordan-1054_loved_i-wasn-t-really-a-work-conscious-type-of_84355.png) > [The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/the-best-evaluation-i-can-make-of-a-player-is-to-look-in-his-eyes-and/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06e/michael-jordan-1054_best_the-best-evaluation-i-can-make-of-a-play_1651111.png) > [There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-perfect-basketball-player-and-i-don-t/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/michael-jordan-1054_ball-player_there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-perfect-bask_2093999.png) > [It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/it-s-hard-to-say-if-the-nba-is-hurt-by-the-influx-of-younger-players/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/michael-jordan-1054_football_it-s-hard-to-say-if-the-nba-is-hurt-by-t_1563424.png) > [I knew where I wanted to go, what kind of player I wanted to become and I focused on getting there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-knew-where-i-wanted-to-go-what-kind-of-player-i-wanted-to-become/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/michael-jordan-1054_focused_i-knew-where-i-wanted-to-go-what-kind-of_333101.png) > [ The players today reflect how much the game has evolved and changed both in style and culture. \[...\] The game now has… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/the-players-today-reflect-how-much-the-game-has-evolved-and-changed/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/665/michael-jordan-1054_appeals_the-players-today-reflect-how-much-the-g_902644.png) > [Suddenly all is quiet. The other nine players? They're all moving in slow motion! I'm at normal speed! I know where everyone's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/suddenly-all-is-quiet-the-other-nine-players-they-re-all-moving-in/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bab/michael-jordan-1054_baskets_suddenly-all-is-quiet-the-other-nine-pla_3063144.png) > [I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-would-tell-players-to-relax-and-never-think-about-what-s-at-stake/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b26/michael-jordan-1054_ball-game_i-would-tell-players-to-relax-and-never_3106927.png) > [I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-think-the-players-win-the-championship-and-the-organization-has/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/michael-jordan-1054_championship_i-think-the-players-win-the-championship_2051849.png) > [Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/other-than-my-parents-no-one-had-a-bigger-influence-on-my-life-than/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/michael-jordan-1054_always-there-for-me_other-than-my-parents-no-one-had-a-bigge_1498561.jpg) > [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) > [I think school is very important and I personally had a great experience at North Carolina, which helped shape me as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-think-school-is-very-important-and-i-personally-had-a-great/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/michael-jordan-1054_ball-player_i-think-school-is-very-important-and-i-p_2008136.png) ## Other authors on Player ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/player/michael-jordan/#itemlist", "name": "15 Player Quotes By Michael Jordan", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There will be a player greater than me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Jordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/there-will-be-a-player-greater-than-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/152/michael-jordan-1054_football_there-will-be-a-player-greater-than-me-1_1047985.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/152/michael-jordan-1054_football_there-will-be-a-player-greater-than-me-1_1047985.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/152/michael-jordan-1054_football_there-will-be-a-player-greater-than-me-1_1047985.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There will be a player greater than me.” — Michael Jordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. 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