Michael Jordan: We're beating a lot of poor teams. So what? We won a l...

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

bad-day the-end-of-the-day challenges

I am competing with what I am capable of.

Michael Jordan

competing capable

There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that 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

basketball inspirational sports

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

basketball wisdom inspirational

My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.

Michael Jordan

mothers-day mom roots

Don't be like me. Be better than me. That's the goal.

Michael Jordan

like-me goal fun

Work ethics eliminates fear.

Michael Jordan

ethics work-ethic

What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!

Michael Jordan

motivational-sports basketball inspirational

If you put your mind to doing whatever it is you want to do, good things can happen.

Michael Jordan

good-things mind want

You always have to focus in life on what you want to achieve.

Michael Jordan

achieve focus want

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.

Michael Jordan

basketball real inspirational

Obstacles don't have to stop you.

Michael Jordan

obstacles

Suddenly all is quiet. The other nine players? They're all moving in slow motion! I'm at normal speed! I know where everyone's going even before they know themselves. The basket is huge, maybe six feet across! How can I miss? It's like throwing a rock into a pond.

Michael Jordan

rocks player moving

Isn't (life) all about trying?

Michael Jordan

trying

You have to be able to say, OK, that happened back then. Now let's take it from here and see what happens. It would be very easy to hate people for the rest of your life, and some people have done that. You've got to deal with what's happening now and try to make things better.

Michael Jordan

hate trying people

Being afraid on the court, means you're not confident of your skills

Michael Jordan

nba basketball mean

Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach – he was my mentor, my teacher, my second father. Coach was always there for me whenever I needed him and I loved him for it. In teaching me the game of basketball, he taught me about life. My heart goes out to Linnea and their kids. We've lost a great man who had an incredible impact on his players, his staff and the entire UNC family.

Michael Jordan

basketball teacher father

Patience. I will become what I know I am.

Michael Jordan

knows

All I wanted to do was to improve, to keep getting better.

Michael Jordan

get-better wanted

I'm not afraid to take a step and if I fall, I fall. I pick myself up and move on. If we can all learn one thing in life, it's don't be afraid to take on something that you believe you're capable of achieving.

Michael Jordan

motivation softball sports

We're beating a lot of poor teams. So what? We won a lot of games last year, too. Will Horace and Bill still be playing at this level in the playoffs...Can Pip keep it up?