I hate being out there with those garbage men. They don’t get you the ball.
It’s easier for me to get ready for a game on the road because you’re expected to lose when you play away from home. That’s a challenge to right there and that perks my competitive juices.
People can fly. Some people fly higher than others, that’s all.
Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I’ve done? No.
It’s absolutely wrong that I don’t want guys to challenge me. And the people who say that aren’t in the room.
Once I get the ball, you’re at my mercy. There is nothing you can say or do about it. I own the ball.
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.
Success doesn’t stop when you get there.
Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have.
You’re an idiot. You’ve screwed up every play we ever ran. You’re too stupid to even remember the plays. We ought to get rid of you.
Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.
We’re not winning because of talent. We’re just beating bad teams.
You believe an eye for an eye until you are put in that situation. If they kill those guys, it really doesn’t mean much to me. My father is gone.
I’ve had tendinitis since college.
I’m sorry to see it end.
My most memorable dunk, that I think about very, very often, is the Patrick Ewing dunk.
I can’t speak for the future. I have no crystal ball.
If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working on it.
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?
Failure gave me strength. Pain was my motivation.