“So, the next time you're out working on your game and they pass you the rock, don't just take it to the hole. Take it to the next level. Don't just bend rims. Bend expectations. Let them see you and feel you and by the very virtue of your love, the truth in your game, they will hear you. Let your game speak.” FeelsNextGamesSpeakLevelsAttitudeVirtueRocksBasketballExpectationsHolesNext TimeNext LevelRims Author:Michael Jordan
“The NBA is the strongest professional sports league in the world. The league and the game is bigger than any one person, Michael Jordan included, and they always will be. I hope that today players, especially our young players, continue to recognize that simple fact. Nothing is more important than the game itself and the fans who support it.” WorldPersonsImportantFactsTodayYoungGamesSportsSimpleSupportPlayerFansBasketballBiggerLeagueNbaStrongestJordanProfessional Sports Author:Michael Jordan
“What I told [my teammates] after the game was I'm just fortunate [for] my 16 years because, this [injury] can happen every single night you go out and play... It can be over in one instant, so you should appreciate everyday.” ShouldYearsPlayHappensNightGamesBasketballAppreciateEverydayFortunateInstantInjuryTeammate Author:Charles Barkley
“You can't stop father time... but you can show [him] down.” ShowsFatherBasketballFather Time Author:Karl Malone
“Sometimes I wonder what it will be like to look back on all this. Whether it will seem real.” LooksRealSometimesSeemsWonderBasketballSometimes I Wonder Author:Michael Jordan
“How should we Democrats select the next presidential nominee? Smoke filled rooms? Brokered convention? National primary? Personally, I prefer jump shots from the top of the key.” ShouldNextRoomsKeysBasketballShotsFilledDemocratSmokePrimariesPresidentialNbaConventionsSelect Author:Bill Bradley
“I'm like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. If I'm not ready, the sled isn't going to go.” IfsReadyBasketballRedNot ReadyReindeerRudolphRudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Author:Kevin Garnett
“I recognize that I have a problem with my temper. For those times it has ever caused me to do anything that gave anyone understandable and justifiable reason to be upset, I am sincerely sorry.” ReasonProblemBasketballSorryUpsetTemperSincerely Author:Bobby Knight
“I always tried to make clear that basketball is not the ultimate. It is of small importance in comparison to the total life we live. There is only one kind of life that truly wins, and that is the one that places faith in the hands of the Savior. Until that is done, we are on an aimless course that runs in circles and goes nowhere.” KindDoneHandsRunningPassionCoursesWinningClearBasketballUltimateImportanceCirclesComparisonSavior Book:They Call Me Coach Source: They Call Me Coach