Basketball Legend Michael Jordan's Quotes

There is an adage that you get to witness history in the making only once in a lifetime. Those who have watched Michael Jordan play would confirm this adage. One of the greatest basketball players of all time, Michael Jordan's scintillating performance on the basketball field remains etched in public memory. Get a dose of inspiration as you read these Michael Jordan quotes.


"Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation."

"I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot... and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. "

"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. "

"If it turns out that my best wasn't good enough, at least I won't look back and say that I was afraid to try; failure makes me work even harder. "

"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. "

"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. "

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

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