Quotes from Michael Jordan

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

I want to be the bridge to the next generation.

I hate being out there with those garbage men. They don't get you the ball.

It takes a hell of a lot for a man to put up with me. I can be a handful.

If I had been playing for money I would have complained a long time ago that I was underpaid.

I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's truly for the love of the game of basketball.

My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

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

My advice is find fuel in failure. Sometimes failure gets you closer to where you want to be.

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.

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

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.

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

I've never been afraid to fail.

I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that I've met, and I think that I thrive on that.

Patience. I will become what I know I am.

I know what's within me even if you can't see it yet...I have something more important than courage, I have patience. I will become what I know I am.

Never think of the consequences of failing for you will always think of a negative result. Think only positive thoughts and your mind will gravitate towards those thoughts!

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

When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.

If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit.Never quit!!!

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

People ask me if I could fly, I said, 'yeah....' for a little while.