I leave you the best famous quotes of Michael Jordan, one of the most important athletes in history and probably the best basketball player of all time. They represent the philosophy you had and continue to have to achieve your goals in life.
Among other achievements, Jordan has been a NCAA champion with the University of North Carolina (1981/82), a six-time NBA champion, a two-time Olympic gold medalist (1984 and 1992), a six-time finals MVP, 10 times top scorer, 10 times top stealer, 14 choices for the All-Star Game and 3 times MVP All Star Game, defender of the year 1987/88 and named one of the 50 best players in the history of the NBA (1996).
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-I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost more than 300 games. On 26 occasions I was entrusted with the winning shot and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And so I have been successful.
-Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
-You have to expect things from yourself before you can do them.
-Never say never, because limits, like fear, are often an illusion.
-The key to success is failure.
-If you quit once, it will become a habit. Never give up.
-My father used to say that it is never too late to do something you wanted to do. You don't know what you can get until you try.
-My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is my weakness, I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.
-I have failed over and over again in my life and that is why I have succeeded.
-Always turn a negative situation into a positive one.
-The game of basketball has been everything for me. My place of refuge, where I have always gone when I needed comfort and peace.
-If you accept the expectations of others, especially the negative ones, you will never change the outcome.
-People can fly. Some people fly higher than others, that's all.
-The heart is what separates the good from the magnificent.
-Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else.
-Sometimes a winner is simply a dreamer who never gave up.
-If you do the work, you are rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.
-Only play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
-Some want it to happen, others want it to happen, others make it happen.
-To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail.
-I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can not accept not trying it.
-Make it happen.
-If you are trying to achieve something, there will be stones in the way. I've had them, everyone has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Find out how to climb, traverse or circle it.
-The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose the focus of your individual goals, and you cannot let yourself be defeated by lack of effort.
-I have always believed that if you put yourself to work, the results will come.
-Everyone has talent, but skill requires hard work.
-Once I made a decision, I never thought of her again.
-What is love? Love is playing every game as if it were the last.
-I play to win, either in real practice or in real game. And I will not let anything get in my way and my competitive enthusiasm to win.
-To be successful you have to be selfish or you will never achieve anything. And once you get to the top level, you have to be generous. Keep in touch. Don't isolate yourself.
-There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't think there is only one better player.
-Sometimes, things cannot go your way, but the effort must be there every night.
-When I was young, I had to learn the basics of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to learn the fundamentals.
-We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly more than others.
-I have never looked at the consequences of missing a great shot, when you think of the consequences, you always think of a negative result.
-Every time I feel tired while exercising or training, I close my eyes to see that image, see that list with my name. That usually motivates me to work.
-I have never been afraid of failing.
-The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look into their eyes and see how scared they are.
-The best comes from the worst.
-Sometimes you need to be hit on the head to realize that you are in a fight.
-I want to get up every day and do whatever comes to my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything in my life.
-I want to be the bridge to the next generation.
-My heroes were and are my parents. I can't see anyone else as my heroes.
-Playing sick is very hard. There has to be a mental challenge, as well as a physical one.
-I build my talent on the shoulders of the talent of others.
-I'm not out there sweating three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.
-There's only one Michael Jordan.
-In any investment you have to expect to have fun and earn money.
-Another day, another opportunity to prove to all who doubt you that they are wrong.
-I know that fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion for me. Failure always made me try harder.
-It's not how hard you push along the way. It's about having something in you to finish.
-The reason I became such a successful athlete was that my mind was saying that no matter who stood in front of me, "'I am the best, I am the best."
-Anything can happen if you are willing to put yourself to work and remain open to the possibilities. Dreams are made with effort, determination, passion and staying connected to the feeling of who you are.
-There was never any fear in me, I'm not afraid of failure If I miss a shot, what?
-A leader has no excuses. There has to be quality in everything you do. Off the court, on the court, in the classroom.
-If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working on it.
-If you put your mind to do what you want, good things can happen.
-You don't show up on game day and you expect to be great. Greatness happens with practice. You have to expect things from yourself before you can do them.
-Don't be like me. Be better than me. That is the goal.
-I never lost a game, I just ran out of time.
-Don't be afraid of failing. Be afraid not to try.
-Don't let them drag you down by rumors. Just be guided by what you believe.
-The moment you move away from the bases, be it from the techniques, the ethical work or the mental preparation, your game may end, your work or whatever you are doing.
-The basketball court is for me, during the game, the most peaceful place I can imagine. On the basketball court, nothing worries me. When I'm there, nobody can bother me.
-My mother is my roots, my base. She planted the seed that is the basis of my life; the belief that the ability to achieve things begins in your mind.
-I know I am black but I would like to be seen as a person, that is the desire of all people.
-Learning is a gift when pain is your teacher.
-As athletes, we are used to acting fast. Here, come, stop, come. There is a lot of free time. That is the hardest part of the day.
-If nobody helps you, do it alone.
-Not all heroes have capes.
-I came back for the second half.
-I have reached the peak of my career, I feel that I have nothing more to prove. When I lose my sense of motivation and the urge to try something as a basketball player, it's time for me to step away from the game.
-I am 99.9% retired from the game. Of course, that 1% always remains.
-Enjoy every second of life.
-I set myself another goal… a reasonable and manageable goal that I can realistically achieve if I work hard enough. I approach her step by step.
-As a proud American, a father who lost his in a senseless act of violence, and a black man, I am concerned about the death of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement forces.
-I cry with the families who have lost their loved ones, because I know their pain too well.
-I was raised by parents who taught me to love and respect people regardless of their race or their past. So I am saddened and frustrated by the separatist rhetoric and racial tensions that get worse every day.
-This country is better than that. I can't keep quiet anymore. We need to find solutions that ensure that people of color are treated fairly and equally.
-If we work together, we can achieve understanding, positive changes and create a more peaceful environment for ourselves, for our children, for our families and for our communities.
-If I had been playing for the money, long ago I would have complained that they pay me too little.
-I have never liked to exaggerate my achievements. It is not mine.
-I think we all started working on an email at some point in our lives. It is a rite of acceptance. Your boss should throw things at you and order you to do chores for at least two years.
-So you tell yourself to do the work and disconnect because you have no control over the result.
-Sometimes, you think too much and convince yourself to get away from something. You start to say "Oh, I should have done this." You cannot live with regrets. Sometimes you can accept them, but you must also learn to control them.
-Be a collaborator. I have had the best experiences of my life with directors who were willing to talk to me and ask what I think.
-I want people to leave the cinema and think about how they can be better people. That's the only way things can get better.
-I think that for people it is easy to put yourself in a box or on a certain path because you look like someone else. It seems to me that it is unfair to others who must experience this situation.
-Take a break, take a moment, it's very important.
-You can only fool reality until the truth comes knocking on your door.
-As human beings, why do we have to wait for someone to be near us to see their humanity? Why can't we see humanity in people who are far from us?
-Sometimes, the family is not your relatives or the people with whom you are related by blood. Sometimes your best friend can feel more like family than your cousins. I think everyone has felt something similar.
-When you go through difficult moments with another person, that brings them closer, it unites them.
-I believe that all people want to be themselves and be individual.
-Sometimes, you must follow your instincts, you must follow what your guts tell you. This is how I've lived my life, you must have guts.
-Equality is having the same rights, the same freedoms and the same opportunities regardless of our differences.
-Do as many tasks as you can. Learn from the work of others and never settle for anything.
-That's one of the fun things about being an actor, you can be who you want to be.
-There are certain things that I can't even explain. There is one thing about being lucky… I feel like there are certain things that are just like in the cards. I'm only going down a path that has already been laid out for me.
-I have lived with this name all my life. My name is Michael Jordan. So I have always compared myself to a person of greatness.
-I think redemption is about repairing an evil and that it only matters if you try. You can stumble, you can make mistakes, but it is in the act of trying that the repair lies.
-We are different depending on the person we are with and the environment in which we find ourselves.
-Don't pretend that you know everything. I have been fortunate to work with many veteran actors and absorbed their lessons like a sponge.
-Sometimes, you have to hide medicine in food. You can't slap someone with the truth all the time. It's being too rude.