--- title: "23 Trying Quotes By Michael Jordan" description: "23 Trying quotes by Michael Jordan. Plus more from Michael Jordan and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/michael-jordan-1054_accept_i-can-accept-failure-but-i-can-not-accep_843428.png" --- > [I can accept failure but I can not accept not trying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-can-accept-failure-but-i-can-not-accept-not-trying/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/michael-jordan-1054_accept_i-can-accept-failure-but-i-can-not-accep_843428.png) > [“I can accept failure but cannot accept trying”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-can-accept-failure-but-cannot-accept-trying/) [Michael jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/michael-jordan-1054_accept_i-can-accept-failure-but-cannot-accept-t_315952.png) > [Isn't (life) all about trying?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/isn-t-life-all-about-trying/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/michael-jordan-1054_funny_isn-t-life-all-about-trying-2887620_2887620.png) > [“I can appect failure, but I cannot accept not trying.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-can-appect-failure-but-i-cannot-accept-not-trying/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/michael-jordan-1054_accept_i-can-appect-failure-but-i-cannot-accept_249672.png) > [I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-can-accept-failure-but-i-can-t-accept-not-trying/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/michael-jordan-1054_accept_i-can-accept-failure-but-i-can-t-accept_1574110.png) > [I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-was-aware-of-my-success-but-i-never-stopped-trying-to-get-better/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e9/michael-jordan-1054_get-better_i-was-aware-of-my-success-but-i-never-st_1832259.png) > [Failure is acceptable. but not trying is a whole different ball park.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/failure-is-acceptable-but-not-trying-is-a-whole-different-ball-park/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/michael-jordan-1054_acceptable_failure-is-acceptable-but-not-trying-is_717641.png) > [I don't go out and just try to score. I score because there is an opportunity to score.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-don-t-go-out-and-just-try-to-score-i-score-because-there-is-an/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecf/michael-jordan-1054_football_i-don-t-go-out-and-just-try-to-score-i-s_3087860.png) > [I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-can-accept-failure-everyone-fails-at-something-but-i-can-t-accept/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c8/michael-jordan-1054_accept_i-can-accept-failure-everyone-fails-at-s_813983.png) > [If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/if-you-re-trying-to-achieve-there-will-be-roadblocks-i-ve-had-them-2/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/michael-jordan-1054_achieve_if-you-re-trying-to-achieve-there-will-b_2465192.png) > [My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/my-father-used-to-say-that-it-s-never-too-late-to-do-anything-you/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4e/michael-jordan-1054_accomplish_my-father-used-to-say-that-it-s-never-to_2794165.jpg) > [Confidence allows you to progress in something you're attempting to accomplish, whether it's playing basketball or baseball or whether it's trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/confidence-allows-you-to-progress-in-something-you-re-attempting-to/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/michael-jordan-1054_accomplish_confidence-allows-you-to-progress-in-som_607698.jpg) > [I went to a bookstore to try to find a book. The bottom line is, it all comes by trial and error.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-went-to-a-bookstore-to-try-to-find-a-book-the-bottom-line-is-it-all/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/michael-jordan-1054_book_i-went-to-a-bookstore-to-try-to-find-a-b_2579342.jpg) > [I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-know-fear-is-an-obstacle-for-some-people-but-it-is-an-illusion-to/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aad/michael-jordan-1054_adversity_i-know-fear-is-an-obstacle-for-some-peop_583412.png) > [I do not have a problem, I enjoy gambling, but I think people are trying to make it seem like I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-do-not-have-a-problem-i-enjoy-gambling-but-i-think-people-are/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88c/michael-jordan-1054_enjoy_i-do-not-have-a-problem-i-enjoy-gambling_1263298.png) > [I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and that's everybody's wish... I try to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-realize-that-i-m-black-but-i-like-to-be-viewed-as-a-person-and-that/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/michael-jordan-1054_black_i-realize-that-i-m-black-but-i-like-to-b_333955.jpg) > [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) > [If it turns out that my best wasn't good enough, at least I won't look back and say that I was afraid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/if-it-turns-out-that-my-best-wasn-t-good-enough-at-least-i-won-t-look/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/michael-jordan-1054_discipline_if-it-turns-out-that-my-best-wasn-t-good_3037243.png) > [If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/if-you-re-trying-to-achieve-there-will-be-roadblocks-i-ve-had-them/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10f/michael-jordan-1054_achieve_if-you-re-trying-to-achieve-there-will-b_142383.png) > [It's heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody . . . My job was to go out there and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/it-s-heavy-duty-to-try-to-do-everything-and-please-everybody-my-job/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/michael-jordan-1054_agree_it-s-heavy-duty-to-try-to-do-everything_2515539.jpg) > [You have to be able to say, OK, that happened back then. Now let's take it from here and see what happens.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/you-have-to-be-able-to-say-ok-that-happened-back-then-now-let-s-take/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3e/michael-jordan-1054_able_you-have-to-be-able-to-say-ok-that-happe_2001486.png) > [Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/446/michael-jordan-1054_being-true_be-true-to-the-game-because-the-game-wil_61444.png) > [I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Some people want it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-ve-failed-over-and-over-and-over-again-in-my-life-and-that-is-why-i-2/) [Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c80/michael-jordan-1054_accepting_i-ve-failed-over-and-over-and-over-again_1204120.png) ## Other authors on Trying ## 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/trying/michael-jordan/#itemlist", "name": "23 Trying Quotes By Michael Jordan", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can accept failure but I can not accept not trying", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Jordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-can-accept-failure-but-i-can-not-accept-not-trying/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/michael-jordan-1054_accept_i-can-accept-failure-but-i-can-not-accep_843428.png", "contentUrl": 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