Top 200 Michael Jordan Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “Heart is what separates the good from the great.”

— Michael Jordan

102. “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.”

— Michael Jordan

103. “If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.”

— Michael Jordan

104. “I’m sorry to see it end.”

— Michael Jordan

105. “My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.’”

— Michael Jordan

106. “I hate being out there with those garbage men. They don’t get you the ball.”

— Michael Jordan

107. “I realize that I’m black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and that’s everybody’s wish. I try to be a role model for black kids, white kids, yellow kids, green kids. This is what I felt was good about my personality.”

— Michael Jordan

108. “What is love? Love is playing every game as if it’s your last!”

— Michael Jordan

109. “The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you’re doing.”

— Michael Jordan

110. “The best come from the worst.”

— Michael Jordan

111. “It doesn’t matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart.”

— Michael Jordan

112. “Don’t be like me. Be better than me. That’s the goal.”

— Michael Jordan

113. “People can fly. Some people fly higher than others, that’s all.”

— Michael Jordan

114. “The reason I became such a successful athlete was my mind was saying that no matter who you put up against me, I am better, I am the best.”

— Michael Jordan

115. “I’m not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.”

— Michael Jordan

116. “My advice is find fuel in failure. Sometimes failure gets you closer to where you want to be.”

— Michael Jordan

117. “Its better to shoot and miss, then to let time run out and wonder what if.”

— Michael Jordan

118. “I want to be the bridge to the next generation.”

— Michael Jordan

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

— Michael Jordan

120. “Failure is acceptable. but not trying is a whole different ball park.”

— Michael Jordan

121. “Failure makes me work even harder.”

— Michael Jordan

122. “In reality, I never want to grow up.”

— Michael Jordan

123. “I dont take pictures with Niggas.”

— Michael Jordan

124. “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

125. “Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you’re in a fight.”

— Michael Jordan

126. “There have been times when I have failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail.”

— Michael Jordan

127. “It’s not how hard you pushed along the way. It’s having something in you to finish.”

— Michael Jordan

128. “In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.”

— Michael Jordan

129. “I failed so therefore I succeed.”

— Michael Jordan

130. “When I step onto the court, I’m ready to play. If you’re going up against me, you’d better be ready. If you’re not going to compete, I will dominate you.”

— Michael Jordan

131. “Why would I think about missing a shot that I haven’t taken yet?”

— Michael Jordan

132. “My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn’t stand the sideline.”

— Michael Jordan

133. “Accept a loss as a learning experience, and never point fingers at your teammates.”

— Michael Jordan

134. “Republicans buy sneakers, too.”

— Michael Jordan

135. “Number 45 doesn’t explode like Number 23 used to.”

— Michael Jordan

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

— Michael Jordan

137. “I truly love the game; I wouldn’t be playing if I didn’t love the game. I’m not getting paid astronomical dollars; it’s truly for the love of the game of basketball.”

— Michael Jordan

138. “Once I get the ball, you’re at my mercy. There is nothing you can say or do about it. I own the ball.”

— Michael Jordan

139. “The basketball court for me, during a game, is the most peaceful place I can imagine. On the basketball court, I worry about nothing. When I’m out there, no one can bother me...”

— Michael Jordan

140. “I have failed many times, and that’s why I am a success.”

— Michael Jordan

141. “If I have something and move forward, it is only my weakness, which I hate and turn into my strength. You are not lost as long as you do not give up!”

— Michael Jordan

142. “I missed 9000 shots in my career, lost almost 300 games and missed the shot to win the game 26 times.”

— Michael Jordan

143. “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.”

— Michael Jordan

144. “You remember what you said in 1994 about, ‘I think I can guard you, I can shut you down, I would love to play against you?’ Well, you’re about to get your chance.”

— Michael Jordan

145. “A leader can’t make excuses. There has to be quality in everything you do. Off the court, on the court, in the classroom.”

— Michael Jordan

146. “Enjoy every minute of life. Never second-guess life.”

— Michael Jordan

147. “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.”

— Michael Jordan

148. “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.”

— Michael Jordan

149. “If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them.”

— Michael Jordan

150. “Great players never look in the mirror and think I’m a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player I can be?”

— Michael Jordan