A biography for Michael Jordanhasn’t been written yet.
“We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others.”
“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.”
“I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players.”
“You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.”
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
“My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes.”
“It's absolutely wrong that I don't want guys to challenge me. And the people who say that aren't in the room.”
“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”
“In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.”
“I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life.”
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”
“I do not have a problem, I enjoy gambling, but I think people are trying to make it seem like I have a problem, because people really don't know.”
“Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That's truly about the game, and in some ways that's about life too.”
“I will not quit this game because of what the media has done to me.”
“In reality, I never want to grow up.”
“Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.”
“How many times have your parents told you not to do things, and the next thing you know, you go do it? And you realized you shouldn't have done it.”
“Winning isn't always championships.”
“Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.”
“In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball.”