Michael Jordan Quotes

We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others.

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

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.

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

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

It doesn’t matter if you fall down, it’s whether you get back up.

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

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.

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.

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.’

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

I built my talents on the shoulders of someone else’s talent.

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

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

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.

I want to play for years.

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