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If I had been playing for money I would have complained a long time ago that I was underpaid.
Michael Jordan
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Michael Jordan
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 17
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Michael Jeffrey Jordan
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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.
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Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.
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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.
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If you don't back it up with performance and hard work, talking doesn't mean a thing.
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Failure builds muscle, determination, and dreams.
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I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.
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It's absolutely wrong that I don't want guys to challenge me. And the people who say that aren't in the room.
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I've never lost a game I just ran out of time.
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Life is a sport...drink it up.
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Success isn't something you chase. It's something you have to put forth the effort for constantly. Then maybe it'll come when you least expect it. Most people don't understand that.
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When I play against someone that's new in the league, I make him respect me. They may have heard about me, but now you get to see me actually in front of you. That drives me.
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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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A loss is not a failure until you make an excuse.
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Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
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My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline.
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Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again.
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I will not quit this game because of what the media has done to me.
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