Michael Jordan

“I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

“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.”

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

“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.”

“To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish.”

“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.”

“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”

“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.”

“Heart is what separates the good from the great.”

“My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'”

“There is no 'i' in team but there is in win.”

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”

“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.”

“If you quit once it becomes a habit. Never quit!”

“The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beaten because of lack of effort.”

“I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.”

“Fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me.”

“My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.”

“The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.”

“Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”