MICHAEL JORDAN THE LIFE BOOK QUOTES

“I’ve missed more than 9000 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.”

“The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I’ve always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It’s been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It’s a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game.”

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

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

“I’ve never lost a game. I just ran out of time.”

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

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

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

“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 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.”

“There is no ‘i’ in team but there is in win.”

“I’d like to thank everyone who voted for me. I would also like to thank my teammates, because without them, I’m nothing.”

“I’m not afraid to take a stand. Everyone has a voice. We all have something to say. So why not say it loud and clear?” INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES ON COLLABORATION

“I can’t speak for the future. I have no crystal ball. But I will continue playing basketball as long as I can.”

“I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.”

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

“I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed. I hate most people.”

“I’m a firm believer in goal setting. Step by step. I can’t see any other way of accomplishing anything.”

“Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That’s truly about the game, and in some ways that’s about life too.”

“My heroes are and were my parents. I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes.”

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

“The best come from behind victories are the ones where the other team never knew what hit ’em.”

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

“I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot… when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.”