Quote

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.

Michael Jordan

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Michael Jordan
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 17
Autobiographer
Baseball Player
Basketball Player
Entrepreneur
Spokesperson
Brooklyn
New York
Air Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan
His Airness
Going
Obstacles
Life
Realized
People
Illusion
Achieve
Challenges
Sports
Fear
Obstacle
Anything
Aggressive

More quotes by Michael Jordan

Image
If you pass the ball to Bill Cartwright, you'll never get the ball from me.
Michael Jordan
Image
If you love the game, nobody can take that from you.
Michael Jordan
Image
It is nerve-wracking watching my kids' games.
Michael Jordan
Image
Drugs have been in the game for a long time. They were there when I was in college, and even in high school. It's in life. It's in business. It's everywhere.
Michael Jordan
Image
I've never been afraid to fail.
Michael Jordan
Image
It's absolutely wrong that I don't want guys to challenge me. And the people who say that aren't in the room.
Michael Jordan
Image
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.
Michael Jordan
Image
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.
Michael Jordan
Image
I didn't come here to be average.
Michael Jordan
Image
I'm not afraid to take a step and if I fall, I fall. I pick myself up and move on. If we can all learn one thing in life, it's don't be afraid to take on something that you believe you're capable of achieving.
Michael Jordan
Image
Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player I can be?
Michael Jordan
Image
I can remember a game, we were down with about 5 to 10 points, I go off about 25 points, we come back and win the game, we're walking off the floor. Tex (Winter) looks at me and says There's no I in team! I looked at Tex and say, There's not, but there's an 'I' in win!
Michael Jordan
Image
I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.
Michael Jordan
Image
Basketball isn't just about the bright lights, packed arenas and highlight reels. Basketball is a way of life. Basketball is a relationship between you and the ball, you and your teammates. If you love the game, nobody can take that from you.
Michael Jordan
Image
The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you’re doing.
Michael Jordan
Image
We had to be to the stadium at six o'clock for home games, and traffic was so bad it would take us an hour and fifteen or an hour and thirty minutes to drive. So now I'm sitting in a car for almost an hour and a half and I'm very tense. I'm worried about the traffic. So I started smoking a cigar going to the games.
Michael Jordan
Image
But my drive to win is so great ... I just step over that line. ... It's very embarrassing, ... one of the things you totally regret. So you look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'I was stupid.'
Michael Jordan
Image
There have been times when I have failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail
Michael Jordan
Image
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.
Michael Jordan
Image
The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game.
Michael Jordan