Michael Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ,is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. He was integral in popularising basketball and the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s,becoming a global cultural icon.His profile on the NBA website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."
Hear are some notable quotes from Michael Jordan
1. "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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."
2. "Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships."
3. "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying."
4. "Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."
5. "The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can never let yourself be beaten because of lack of effort."
6. "I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come."
7. "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."
8. "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."
9. "You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them."
10. "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."
11. "Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation."
12. "I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result."
13. "I’ve never been afraid to fail."
14. "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."
15. "If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome."