Michael Jordan on Fears and Limits being an illusion

I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era. —Michael Jordan

 

"There is no 'I' in team but there is in win." —Michael Jordan

"There is no 'I' in team but there is in win." —Michael Jordan

"If you put your mind to doing whatever it is you want to do, good things can happen." -Michael Jordan

“I've never lost a game I just ran out of time.”― Michael Jordan,

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win. -Michael Jordan

I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. - Michael Jordan

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"There is no 'I' in team but there is in win." —Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan on trying things

Michael Jordan is considered one of the greatest, if not the greatest, basketball player of all time. One of the keys to his success is not being afraid to fail and trying his best. His late father was one who instilled the belief in him that's never too late to do something you want to do:

My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.

That's a powerful message and something that can be related to MMA or any other discipline in life. Giving things a shot and then continually failing and getting back up is a tried and true practice to success. Just sticking with the chosen field you're in and continually making improvements after failures is something that allowed former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir to win a title, and even after breaking his leg in a motorcycle accident, come back, fail, but then work his way to an interim title. "Try again. Fall flat on your face, get up, try again. Fall on your face, get up, try again", that's the mantra of Frank Mir, and that has kept him as relevant in this decade as he was over 10 years ago.

Michael Jordan on Failure

Michael Jordan in a famous Nike Air Jordan ad, speaking about failure leading to success:

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

That's a great principle which can be applied to any discipline, including fighting.

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Michael Jordan on turning weaknesses in strengths

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.
- Michael Jordan


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Motivational Quote by Michael Jordan on Overcoming Obstacles

This quote from Michael Jordan can be related to fighting or anything in life:

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan on Limits

Not a quote by an MMA fighter, but very applicable to MMA and life. Michael Jordan, arguably a the greatest basketball player of all time, speaks on limits:

“Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”