Michael Jordan 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.

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.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

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.

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

The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat because of lack of effort.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.

I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

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 necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization.

You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.

I never thought a role model should be negative.

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.

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

Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.

I want to be the bridge to the next generation.

In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball.

There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

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 believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

I do not have a problem, I enjoy gambling, but I think people are trying to make it seem like I have a problem, because people really don't know.

Another day, another opportunity to prove everyone who doubts you wrong.

Anything can happen if you are willing to put in the work and remain open to the possibility. Dreams are realized by effort, determination, passion and staying connected to that sense of who you are.

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

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

You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.

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

Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise

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

I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus.

Be optimistic about everything in life.

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.

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

Since I've been in chiropractic, I've improved by leaps and bounds both mentally and physically.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline.

I can't speak for the future. I have no crystal ball.

If I have something and move forward, it is only my weakness, which I hate and turn into my strength. You are not lost as long as you do not give up!

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.

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

I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.

My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'

Focus like a laser, not a flashlight

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

You don't show up on game day and expect to be great. Greatness happens in practice. You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when I was growing up and his skill with the basketball and dedication to the game were an inspiration not only to me, but to kids all around the world.

You know what I think? Very few people play because they love the game. Most of them play because they make good money. They keep playing because of the money. I could care less about it. If I don't love the game, no check is going to keep me playing.

The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be in a good mood, because that is what people expect. You learn to get good at it.

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 can never stop working hard. Each day I feel that I have to improve. Hardwork...Determination...I gotta keep pushing myself.

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

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.

But my drive to win is so great ... I just step over that line. ... It's very embarrassing, ... one of the things you totally regret. So you look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'I was stupid.'

Sometimes a winner is just a dreamer who never gave up.

The key to success is failure

It's a habit of mine now, noticing labels, logos, shoes.

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!

My Father... He was there when I didn't understand, he was there when I was wrong, he was there when I cried, he was there when I lied. For some reason my dad was always there, when I needed him the most. His love was never ending. And now that he's gone there is an emptiness in my world, but not in my heart.

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

I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear. So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you're capable of doing and what you're not.

If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit.Never quit!!!

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

I heave the basketball; I know it sails in a parabola, exhibiting perfect symmetry, which is interrupted by the basket. It's funny, but it is always interrupted by the basket.

The basketball court for me, during a game, is the most peaceful place I can imagine. On the basketball court, I worry about nothing. When I'm out there, no one can bother me...

I've reached the pinnacle of my career. I just feel that I don't have anything else to prove.

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.

The NBA is the strongest professional sports league in the world. The league and the game is bigger than any one person, Michael Jordan included, and they always will be. I hope that today players, especially our young players, continue to recognize that simple fact. Nothing is more important than the game itself and the fans who support it.

I've never lost a game I just ran out of time.

I'm retired 99.9%. Of course, there always is that .1%.

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them

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

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.

To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like.

I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.

Don't let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.

I realize im black, but id like to be viewed as a person, and that is everybodys wish.

I have failed many times, and that's why I am a success.

If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.

There are no shortcuts. I approached practices the same way I approached games. You can't turn it on and off like a faucet. I couldn't dog it during practice and then, when I needed that extra push late in the game, expect it to be there. Very few people get anywhere by taking shortcuts.

I missed 9000 shots in my career, lost almost 300 games and missed the shot to win the game 26 times.

Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I've done? No.

Sometimes I wonder what it will be like to look back on all this. Whether it will seem real.

No brain, no gain. Stay in school.

Anyone who would argue that this third-generatio n MDX is an SUV might as well belong to the Flat Earth Society. The 2014 Acura MDX is the perfect expression of the modern car - capable, spacious, and friendly to drive.

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

There is no 'i' in team but there is in win.

It's probably a twelve-day. He needs two days to wake up.

If you pass the ball to Bill Cartwright, you'll never get the ball from me.

We're beating a lot of poor teams. So what? We won a lot of games last year, too. Will Horace and Bill still be playing at this level in the playoffs...Can Pip keep it up?

We're not winning because of talent. We're just beating bad teams.

You're an idiot. You've screwed up every play we ever ran. You're too stupid to even remember the plays. We ought to get rid of you.

I hate being out there with those garbage men. They don't get you the ball.

Confidence allows you to progress in something you're attempting to accomplish, whether it's playing basketball or baseball or whether it's trying to succeed in business.

If I had been playing for money I would have complained a long time ago that I was underpaid.

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

I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's truly for the love of the game of basketball.

I'm not a Twitterer, I'm not a twerker, I'm not a Facebooker, I'm not nothing. I'm old school.

I want people to understand, gambling is not a bad thing if you do it within the framework of what it's meant to be, which is fun and entertaining.

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.

I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players.

Winning isn't always championships.

Limits, like fear, is often an illusion.

It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.

It's a heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody. My job was to go out there and play the game of basketball as best I can and provide entertainment for everyone who wanted to watch basketball. Obviously, people may not agree with that; again, I can't live with what everyone's impression of what I should or what I shouldn't do.

Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have.

There's only one Michael Jordan.

How many times have your parents told you not to do things, and the next thing you know, you go do it? And you realized you shouldn't have done it.

For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.