Quotes from Michael Jordan

For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.

I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.

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

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.

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.

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.

You have to expect things of yourself before you do them.

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 never lost a game. I just ran out of time.

Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.

Make It Happen.

If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.