“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.”

American businessman and former professional basketball player

Michael Jeffrey Jordan, known as MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball and baseball player. Born in 1963, he played 15 seasons in the NBA between 1984 and 2003 and won six championships with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time and one of the most influential sports figures in history. During the 1980s and 1990s, he helped make basketball and the NBA far more popular around the world.