Quotes from Michael Jordan

If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.

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

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.

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

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

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

You always have to focus in life on what you want to achieve.

Isn't (life) all about trying?

Life is a sport...drink it up.

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

I realize im black, but id like to be viewed as a person, and that is everybodys wish.

Never say never, because 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.

I know what I would do if I were coach. I'd determine our strengths and weaknesses and utilize them. And it's pretty clear what our strength is.

If I have something and move forward, it is only my weakness, which I hate and turn into my strength. You are not lost as long as you do not give up!

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

Any fear is an illusion. You think something is standing in your way, but nothing is really there. What is there is an opportunity to do your best and gain some success.

The key to success is failure

Success isn't something you chase. It's something you have to put forth the effort for constantly. Then maybe it'll come when you least expect it. Most people don't understand that.

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

Be optimistic about everything in life.

I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.

I took cooking classes when I was younger; girls weren't interested in me, and I thought I may be alone for the rest of my life.

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