Michael Jordan quotes - page 4

I want to be the bridge to the next generation. (Michael Jordan)
Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet. View quote
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I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era. View quote
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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. View quote
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When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals. View quote
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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. View quote
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In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money. View quote
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I built my talents on the shoulders of someone else's talent. View quote
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In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball. View quote
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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. View quote
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In reality, I never want to grow up. (Michael Jordan)
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. View quote
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I'm not a Twitterer, I'm not a twerker, I'm not a Facebooker, I'm not nothing. I'm old school. View quote
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The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are. View quote
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I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time. View quote
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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.' View quote
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Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That's truly about the game, and in some ways that's about life too. View quote
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Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight. View quote
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People ask me if I could fly, I said, yeah.... for a little while. View quote
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I've had tendinitis since college. View quote
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There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either. (Michael Jordan)
It's heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody . . . My job was to go out there and play the game of basketball as best I can, ... People may not agree with that . . . I can't live with what everyone's impression of what I should or what I shouldn't do. View quote
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The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be in a good mood, because that is what people expect. You learn to get good at it. View quote
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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. View quote
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It's a habit of mine now, noticing labels, logos, shoes. View quote
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