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Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#get #head #hit #need #realize

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. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#desire #goals #hard #hard work #hope

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. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#go #how #know #many #next

The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#evaluation #eyes #his #how #i

When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#before #embarrassing #gave #god #had

Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I've done? No. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#course #done #i #league #need

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. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#basketball #because #competitive #competitiveness #energy

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

— Michael Jordan

#challenges #facets #guy #his #i

I will not quit this game because of what the media has done to me. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#done #game #i #me #media

It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#hard #hurt #impacted #influx #league