Michael Jordan Quotes About Sports

Quotes about: Sports

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

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  "I Can't Accept Not Trying : Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence". Book by Michael Jordan (p. 129), 1994.

• 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.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Sports, Nba

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

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

• Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

  Michael Jordan

  Motivational, Positive, Basketball
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  You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

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

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Sports, Hero

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

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Nike Culture : The Sign of the Swoosh". Book by Robert Goldman, Stephen Papson (p. 49), 1998.

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

  Michael Jordan

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

• There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that 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

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

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

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Strength, Sports

• 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.

  Michael Jordan

  Life, Sports, People

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

• Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

• Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Sports, Fun

• It doesn't matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Sports, Heart

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

• 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.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Sports, Pain

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

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Sports, Believe

• It's not how hard you pushed along the way. It's having something in you to finish.

  Michael Jordan

  Success, Sports, Way

• When I step onto the court, I don't have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I find that after I play, my mind is clearer and I can come up with a better solution. It's like therapy. It relaxes me and allows me to solve problems.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  "The Playboy Interview: Sports Gods". Interview with Mark Vancil, reprints.longform.org. May, 1992.

• I'm not afraid to take a step and if I fall, I fall. I pick myself up and move on. If we can all learn one thing in life, it's don't be afraid to take on something that you believe you're capable of achieving.

  Michael Jordan

  Softball, Sports, Motivation

• When I got cut from the varsity team as a sophomore in high school, I learned something. I knew I never wanted to feel that bad again. I never wanted to have that taste in my mouth, that hole in my stomach. So I set a goal of becoming a starter on the varsity.

  Michael Jordan

  Sports, Team, School

  "I Can’t Accept Not Trying: Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence". Book by Michael Jordan, 1994.

• 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.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Sports, Simple

• Life is a sport...drink it up.

  Michael Jordan

  Sports, Funeral, Life Is

• 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.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Sports, Athlete

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

  Michael Jordan

  Sports, Golf, Instinct

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