FAMOUS QUOTES BY MICHAEL JORDAN

“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”

“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

“I’ve never been afraid to fail.”

“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 can’t speak for every athlete, but my feeling is that when I stop becoming emotional about what I do, I shall stop doing it.”

“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.”

“I didn’t come here to be average.”

“I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.”

“The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus on your individual goals and you can’t let yourself be beat because of lack of effort.”

“The key to success is failure.”

“My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'”

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”

“I’m not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.” QUOTES ABOUT ADVENTURE AND LOVE

“Success isn’t something you chase. It’s something you have to put forth the effort for constantly.”

“I’m not the easiest guy to play with, but I try my best to make sure my teammates are involved.”

“Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again.”

“If you do the work, you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.”

“My body could stand the crutches, but my mind couldn’t stand the sideline.”

“I want to be the bridge to the next generation.”

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”

“You have to earn your right to win the game with effort and togetherness.”

“I’m not a Twitterer, I’m not a twerker, I’m not a dancer. I’m not into dancing, as you guys know. I’m an athlete.”

“I want people to understand that greatness is not just on the basketball court. It’s in everything you do.”

“If you do not have confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life.”

“Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”