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Michael Jordan’s Inspiring Quotes

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

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

I’ve never been afraid to fail. I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

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.

I’ve always believed that success comes from hard work and passion, and I know that without both, you will never reach your full potential.

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.

I’ve never been the greatest player, but I worked harder than anyone else.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing.

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.

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

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.

Michael Jordan’s Inspiring Quotes part 2

I’ve always believed that the success of the team is more important than any individual accolade.

The key to success is failure. Success is not the absence of failure, but the ability to recover from it.

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 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.

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

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

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 as the champion.

Heart is what separates the good from the great.

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

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

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.’

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

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

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

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

The basketball court has always been my sanctuary. Somewhere I can escape and just be myself.

I’m not paid for my opinion. I’m paid to play basketball.

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it’s an illusion to me.

I had to learn to walk before I could run.

To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail.

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.

I would tell players to relax and never think about what’s at stake. Just think about the basketball game.

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

My competitive spirit goes back to my father. He used to say, ‘If you want to win, don’t worry about the crowd. Just play your game.’

Basketball is a gift. And if you were blessed to play the game, you should pass it on to someone else.

If you quit once, it becomes a habit. Never quit!

I never thought a role model should be negative.

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’m not a Twitterer, I’m not a twerker, I’m not a tweeter. I’m not a Facebooker, I’m not nothing. I’m old-school.

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

My challenge when I came back was to face the young talent, to dissect their games, and show them maybe that they needed to learn more about the game than just the money aspect.

When you’re in the trenches, and the bullets are flying, you don’t worry about the consequences.

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