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. - Michael Jordan

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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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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American. - Ida B. Wells

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When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals.- Michael Jordan

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Set goals - high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good.

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Champions do not become champions when they win an event, but in the hours, weeks, and months, and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely a demonstration of their championship character.- Michael Jordan

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I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence. ― Malcolm X

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

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Every time I feel tired while I am exercising and training, I close my eyes to see that picture, to see that list with my name. This usually motivates me to work again.- Michael Jordan

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Great things in business are never done by one person, they're done by a team of people.

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