Michael Jordan

Basketball Player

1963-02-17

Books by Michael Jordan

Witches
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Driven from within
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Encyclopedia of Gods
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Quotes by Michael Jordan

Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.
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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.
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You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.
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Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.
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You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.
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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.
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I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
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I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.
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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.
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I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
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I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.
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For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.
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I built my talents on the shoulders of someone else's talent.
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Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
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If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
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I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.
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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.
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Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.
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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.
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To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.
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