Michael Jordan Quotes

The ceiling is the roof

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot. When you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result

Earn your leadership every day.

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

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

You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.

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

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

The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you’re doing

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

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

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

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

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

To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail

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

Practice like you’ve never won. Play like you’ve never lost

Winning isn’t always about the scoreboard

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.

Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

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

Getting out of bed in the morning is an act of discipline

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

Once you’re in competition, you have to compete

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

Republicans buy sneakers too

There's not a person alive who is more competitive than me

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

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

Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again

Sometimes you have to learn how to fail to succeed

I want to be the bridge to the next generation

Learning’s a gift, even when pain is your teacher

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.

Enjoy every minute of life. Never second-guess life

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.

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

As parents, you need to set standards about what is right and wrong, which your kids can learn from

Winning isn’t always championships

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

Heart is what separates the good from the great.

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

One day, you might look up and see me playing the game at 50. Don’t laugh. Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion

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

If you do the work, the results will come

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

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

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

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

I practice as if I’m playing a game. So when the moment comes in the game, it’s not new to me

If you're going to compete against me, you better be willing to give up your life because I'm giving up mine

Winning has a price. Leadership has a price. I pushed people when they didn’t want to be pushed. I challenged people when they didn’t want to be challenged

Failure gave me strength. Pain was my motivation

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

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

Enjoy every minute of life. Never second-guess life

It’s not about the shoes. It’s about what you do in them

I want them to understand: when you’re trying to achieve, there are no shortcuts

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

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 approach everything step by step

For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you’ve accomplished something

The game has its ups and downs, but you can’t let them get to you. You have to keep playing

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

Sometimes you try so hard to get things that you want, you compromise who you are

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

The greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today

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

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

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

Heart is what separates the good from the great

I've never been afraid to fail

I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come

For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you’ve accomplished something

I never thought a role model should be negative.

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've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come

There is no 'I' in team but there is in win

I never thought a role model should be negative

For me, it was whenever or wherever the challenge presented itself, I was ready.

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

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

Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work

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

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

For me, it was whenever or wherever the challenge presented itself, I was ready

My body could stand the crutches, but my mind couldn’t stand the sideline

I never lost a game, I just ran out of time

There is no 'I' in team but there is in win

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

For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you’ve accomplished something

There is no 'I' in team but there is in win

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

The ceiling is the roof

I want to be perceived as someone who always gave everything he had

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

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

The key to success is failure.

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

Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work