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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

Winning isn't always championships. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#championships #winning

Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#always #being #i #i always #jordan

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

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

— Michael Jordan

#betting #gambling #i #legal

I do not have a problem, I enjoy gambling, but I think people are trying to make it seem like I have a problem, because people really don't know. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#enjoy #gambling #i #i do #i think

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

— Michael Jordan

#done #game #i #me #media

It is nerve-wracking watching my kids' games. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#kids #watching

It's absolutely wrong that I don't want guys to challenge me. And the people who say that aren't in the room. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#challenge #guys #i #me #people