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If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them everybody has had them

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Michael Jordan
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 17
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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.
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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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It's easier for me to get ready for a game on the road because you're expected to lose when you play away from home. That's a challenge to right there and that perks my competitive juices.
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If I had been playing for money I would have complained a long time ago that I was underpaid.
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I am free to make anything I want as long as I think it will sell.
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I make shoes for white suburban kids, not the poor black kids. That would be like opening a restaurant for people without stomachs.
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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.
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Fundamentals were the most crucial part of my game in the NBA. Everything I did, everything I achieved, can be traced back to the way I approached the fundamentals.
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If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
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It is nerve-wracking watching my kids' games.
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A loss is not a failure until you make an excuse.
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I'd take 12 guys who had a strong passion for the game over 12 guys who don't respect the game.
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Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.
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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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I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era.
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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.
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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.
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There have been times when I have failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail
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