I'm all about challenges and seeing if I can go out and see if I can achieve something. If at the end of the day I do it, great. If I don't, I can live with myself.

Michael Jordan

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When I step onto the court, I don't have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I find that after I play, my mind is clearer and I can come up with a better solution. It's like therapy. It relaxes me and allows me to solve problems.

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It's not how hard you pushed along the way. It's having something... by Michael Jordan

It's not how hard you pushed along the way. It's having something in you to finish.

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

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Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have. by Michael Jordan

Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have.

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When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals.

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Fundamentals were the most crucial part of my game in the NBA. Everything I did, everything I achieved, can be traced back to the way I approached the fundamentals.

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The NBA is the strongest professional sports league in the world. The league and the game is bigger than any one person, Michael Jordan included, and they always will be. I hope that today players, especially our young players, continue to recognize that simple fact. Nothing is more important than the game itself and the fans who support it.

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I want people to understand, gambling is not a bad thing if you do it within the framework of what it's meant to be, which is fun and entertaining.

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learning 's a gift, even when "pain" ,s your teacher! by Michael Jordan

learning 's a gift, even when "pain" ,s your teacher!

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The greatest people that ever lived were also the greatest failures. They just didn’t let those failures affect them like they do most.

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But my drive to win is so great ... I just step over that line. ... It's very embarrassing, ... one of the things you totally regret. So you look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'I was stupid.'

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If you pass the ball to Bill Cartwright, you'll never get the bal... by Michael Jordan

If you pass the ball to Bill Cartwright, you'll never get the ball from me.

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If you don't back it up with performance and hard work, talking d... by Michael Jordan

If you don't back it up with performance and hard work, talking doesn't mean a thing.

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My attitude going into training camp as a rookie was to impress. I wanted to impress my teammates, my coaches, the owners, everybody. I wanted them to say, ?This kid is special. This kid has the right mind, the right skills, the right motivation?.

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Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will... by Michael Jordan

Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise

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Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.

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Be optimistic about everything in life. by Michael Jordan

Be optimistic about everything in life.

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I want to be the bridge to the next generation. by Michael Jordan

I want to be the bridge to the next generation.

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Since I've been in chiropractic, I've improved by leaps and bound... by Michael Jordan

Since I've been in chiropractic, I've improved by leaps and bounds both mentally and physically.

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I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that I've met, and I think that I thrive on that.

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