"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."
Michael Jordan
Professional Basketball Player
Michael Jordan is a legendary basketball player known for his unmatched skills, competitive spirit, and impact on the sport, particularly with the Chicago Bulls.
- Born
- February 17, 1963
- Quotes
- 266
- Rank
- #299
Quote collection
Michael Jordan quotes (page 4 of 14)
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"Sometimes a winner is just a dreamer who never gave up."
"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."
"It's not about the shoes, it's what you do in them."
"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... I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it's an illusion to me."
"Being nervous isn't bad. It just means something important is happening."
"People ask me if I could fly, I said, 'yeah....' for a little while."
"Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
"Every time I feel tired while I am exercising and training, I close my eyes to see that picture, to see that list with my name. This usually motivates me to work again."
"When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals."
"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."
"Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night."
"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."
"Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else"
"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."
"Since I've been in chiropractic, I've improved by leaps and bounds both mentally and physically."
"If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working on it."
"I never thought a role model should be negative."
"I missed 9000 shots in my career, lost almost 300 games and missed the shot to win the game 26 times."
"Failure makes me work even harder."