Here are 10 of the best quotes for Chicago Bulls icon and basketball legend Michael Jordan on life, winning and the NBA.
Michael Jordan is arguably the greatest sportsman that ever lived, so when he speaks – you listen.
Winning of the NBA championship an astonishing six times, he was also a named an NBA All Star a unbelievable 14 times. Michael ‘Air’ Jordan is quite literally an athlete that can never ever be forgotten.
Many have been inspired by his quotes and his words of wisdom, so we’ve pieced together 10 of the best quotes from the man himself.
Here are the 10 best quotes from Chicago Bulls icon Michael Jordan.
1. Michael Jordan on failing…
“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”
2. Michael Jordan on never giving up…
“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”
3. Michael Jordan on being labelled the greatest…
“There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don’t believe there is only one greatest player either” Photo: AFP via Getty Images
4. Michael Jordan on being remembered by the NBA…
“Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I’ve done? No” Photo: AFP via Getty Images
5. Michael Jordan on the death of Kobe Bryant…
“When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died”
6. Michael Jordan on his love of basketball…
“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.”
7. Michael Jordan on facing opponents and fear…
“The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are”
8. Michael Jordan on ‘greatness’…
“I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era”
9. Michael Jordan on winning…
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships”
10. Michael Jordan on effort…
“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”
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