Michael Jordan Quotes
My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.
I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me. Failure always made me try harder next time.
If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you will never change the outcome.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
I've never been afraid to fail.
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.
If it turns out that my best wasn't good enough, at least I won't look back and say that I was afraid to try.
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
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.
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 accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
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.
I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out there and go for it.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
I failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.
Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.
I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot . . . when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.
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 makes me work even harder.
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.