Great Quotes from Michael Jordan

Strive Excellence in the Fundamentals

You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.

~ Michael Jordan

Learn from Your Parents

My heroes are and were my parents. I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes.

Michael Jordan

Practice, Practice  and Practice

I’m not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.

Michael Jordan

Don’t Let People Get in Your Head

It’s heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody… I can’t live with what everyone’s impression of what I should or what I shouldn’t do.

Michael Jordan

Know How to Respond to Failure

Failure makes me work even harder.

Michael Jordan

I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot… and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

 

You Can’t Do It Alone

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.

Michael Jordan