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
There are no shortcuts. I approached practices the same way I approached games. You can't turn it on and off like a faucet. I couldn't dog it during practice and then, when I needed that extra push late in the game, expect it to be there. Very few people get anywhere by taking shortcuts.
We're beating a lot of poor teams. So what? We won a lot of games last year, too. Will Horace and Bill still be playing at this level in the playoffs...Can Pip keep it up?
If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working on it.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes.
Earn your leadership every day.
The players today reflect how much the game has evolved and changed both in style and culture. The game now has a wider appeal to a larger market.
The harder I prepare, the luckier I seem to get.
Being nervous isn't bad. It just means something important is happening.
Every time I feel tired while I am exercising and training, I close my eyes to see that picture, to see that list with my name. This usually motivates me to work again.
Obstacles don't have to stop you.
Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.
Focus like a laser, not a flashlight
Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else