Zitat des Tages von Michael Jordan:
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.
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.
If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'
I've never been afraid to fail.
Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.
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 want to be the bridge to the next generation.
Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I've done? No.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
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.
In reality, I never want to grow up.
Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.
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.
I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.
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.
There's only one Michael Jordan.
My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes.
I want people to understand, gambling is not a bad thing if you do it within the framework of what it's meant to be, which is fun and entertaining.
I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players.
When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.
I built my talents on the shoulders of someone else's talent.
The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.
I do not have a problem, I enjoy gambling, but I think people are trying to make it seem like I have a problem, because people really don't know.
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.
Ultimately, if you can say that I'm a bad owner and we're winning championships, I can live with that. But if we're not making the playoffs and we're spending and losing money, then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe I'm not taking the necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization.
We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others.
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But 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.
I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.