Quotes by Michael Jordan

About Michael Jordan:

Michael Jeffrey Jordan is an American former professional basketball player. He is also a businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. His biography on the NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Intelligence quotes by Michael Jordan, UberQuotes

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

Michael Jordan

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.

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Life quotes by Michael Jordan, Success quotes by Michael Jordan, UberQuotes

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

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.

Michael Jordan

I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.

Michael Jordan

Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.

Michael Jordan

The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.

Michael Jordan

When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.

Michael Jordan

In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.

Michael Jordan

Ultimately, if you can say that I'm a bad owner and we're winning championships, I can live with that. But if we're not making the playoffs and we're spending and losing money, then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe I'm not taking the necess...

Michael Jordan

My challenge when I came back was to face the young talent, dissect their games, and show them maybe that they needed to learn more about the game than just the money aspect.

Michael Jordan
Sports quotes by Michael Jordan, UberQuotes

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Michael Jordan

As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.

Michael Jordan

I wasn't really a work-conscious type of person. I was a player. I loved to play sports.

Michael Jordan

I won't have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can't see being competitive in sports any more.

Michael Jordan

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 evol...

Michael Jordan

Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.

Michael Jordan

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

Michael Jordan

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.

Michael Jordan

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

Michael Jordan

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 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.

Michael Jordan

Author Bio

  • NameMichael Jordan
  • DescriptionAmerican basketball player
  • AliasesMichael Jeffrey Jordan
  • BornFebruary 17, 1963
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBasketball Player; Baseball Player; Autobiographer; Sportsperson
  • AwardsNBA Most Valuable Player Award; NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award; All-NBA Team; NBA Defensive Player Of The Year Award; NBA All-Defensive Team; NBA Rookie Of The Year Award; Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player Of The Year; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Naismith College Player Of The Year; John R. Wooden Award; Sportsman Of The Year; 50 Greatest Players In NBA History; NBA Most Valuable Player Award; NBA Most Valuable Player Award; NBA Most Valuable Player Award; NBA Most Valuable Player Award; NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award; NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award