Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active businessman, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, National Basketball Association (NBA) team.

Jordan was very instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

His biography on the NBA website states, “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.”

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"I hope the millions of people I’ve touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude."
― Michael Jordan
Topic(s): Attitude
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"I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."
― Michael Jordan
Topic(s): Life
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"In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I’ve been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball."
― Michael Jordan
Topic(s): Travel
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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."
― Michael Jordan
Topic(s): Love
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"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game."
― Michael Jordan
Topic(s): Sports
"Ultimately, if you can say that I’m a bad owner and we’re winning championships, I can live with that. But if we’re not making the playoffs and we’re spending and losing money, then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe I’m not taking the necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization."
― Michael Jordan
Topic(s): Money
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"The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are."
― Michael Jordan
Topic(s): Best
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"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."
― Michael Jordan
Topic(s): Work
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"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome."
― Michael Jordan
Topic(s): Change
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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."
― Michael Jordan
Topic(s): Respect
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