Michael Jordan Quotes
American Basketball Prayer, Born February 17, 1963
“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.”
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”
“The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat because of lack of effort.”
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
“I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.”
“If I had been playing for money I would have complained a long time ago that I was underpaid.”
“I do not have a problem, I enjoy gambling, but I think people are trying to make it seem like I have a problem, because people really don't know.”
“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.”
“Failure I can accept, what I can not accept is not trying.”
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One day, you might look up and see me playing the game at 50. Don't laugh. Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”
“Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight.”
“I don’t do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.”
“Whenever they speak Michael Jordan, they should speak Scottie Pippen.”
“Whenever they speak Michael Jordan, they should speak Scottie Pippen.”
“The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.”
