Michael Jordan

Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player I can be?

You don't show up on game day and expect to be great. Greatness happens _x000D_ in practice. You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

My best skill was that I was coachable. I was a sponge and aggressive to learn.

If it turns out that my best wasn't good enough, at least I won't look back and say that I was afraid to try; failure makes me work even harder.

I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era.

Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.

The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.

It's absolutely wrong that I don't want guys to challenge me. And the people who say that aren't in the room.

In reality, I never want to grow up.

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.

People can fly. Some people fly higher than others, that's all.

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

Heart is what separates the good from the great.

Focus like a laser, not a flashlight

Winners don't just learn the fundamentals, they master them. You have to monitor your fundamentals constantly because the only thing that changes will be your attention to them.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

I can never stop working hard. Each day I feel that I have to improve. Hardwork...Determination...I gotta keep pushing myself.

You remember the [remarks] you made in 1994 about, 'I think I can guard you, I can shut you down, I would love to play against you?' Well, you're about to get your chance.

Life is a sport...drink it up.