Michael Jordan Quotes - Page 3

Failure makes me work even harder.

Not every flying hero has a cape.

It doesn't matter if you fall down, it's whether you get back up.

The reason I became such a successful athlete was my mind was saying that no matter who you put up against me, I am better, I am the best.

Limits, like fear, is often an illusion.

All I knew is that I NEVER wanted to be AVERAGE.

You have to be uncompromised in your level of commitment to whatever you are doing, or it can disappear as fast as it appeared... Excellence isn't a one-week or one-year ideal. It's a constant. There will be days when you don't feel on top of your game, or meetings in which you aren't at your best, but your commitment remains constant. No compromises.

The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.

A loss is not a failure until you make an excuse.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

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 going even before they know themselves. The basket is huge, maybe six feet across! How can I miss? It's like throwing a rock into a pond.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

Any fear is an illusion. You think something is standing in your way, but nothing is really there. What is there is an opportunity to do your best and gain some success.

It's not about the shoes, it's what you do in them.

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.

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.

Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player I can be?

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

Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight.

If nobody will help you do it alone!

To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.

I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life.

Never think of the consequences of failing for you will always think of a negative result. Think only positive thoughts and your mind will gravitate towards those thoughts!

What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!