Quotes by Michael Jordan

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

"Limits, like fear, is often an illusion."

"I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude."

"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome."

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."

"I'm patient."

"The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game."

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."

"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."

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

"Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet."

"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game."

"As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day."

"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."