Michael Jordan Player Quotations

I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players.

There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

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

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

I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus.

The players today reflect how much the game has evolved and changed both in style and culture. The game now has a wider appeal to a larger market.

I think school is very important and I personally had a great experience at North Carolina, which helped shape me as a basketball player and a person. Every once in a while, you will have a player who can make the jump and have an immediate impact on the professional level, but most of the players who come out would absolutely benefit from going to college.

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?

Suddenly all is quiet. The other nine players? They're all moving in slow motion! I'm at normal speed! I know where everyone's going even before they know themselves. The basket is huge, maybe six feet across! How can I miss? It's like throwing a rock into a pond.

There will be a player greater than me.

I knew where I wanted to go, what kind of player I wanted to become and I focused on getting there.