Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is an American retired professional basketball player. He is also a businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Associationfor the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. His biography on the NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth17 February 1963
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But 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.
I've never lost a game I just ran out of time.
I missed 9000 shots in my career, lost almost 300 games and missed the shot to win the game 26 times.
I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.
If you love the game, nobody can take that from you.
I'm all about challenges and seeing if I can go out and see if I can achieve something. If at the end of the day I do it, great. If I don't, I can live with myself.
So, the next time you're out working on your game and they pass you the rock, don't just take it to the hole. Take it to the next level. Don't just bend rims. Bend expectations. Let them see you and feel you and by the very virtue of your love, the truth in your game, they will hear you. Let your game speak.
Don't be like me. Be better than me. That's the goal.
The reason I became such a successful athlete was my mind was saying that no matter who you put up against me, I am better, I am the best.
You don't show up on game day and expect to be great. Greatness happens in practice. You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear. So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you're capable of doing and what you're not.
Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight.