Sports(190)

"Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength."
Phil Jackson

"Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second."
William James

"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 never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result."
Michael Jordan

"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying."
Michael Jordan

"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game."
Michael Jordan

"As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day."
Michael Jordan

"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

"A major league baseball team is a collection of 25 youngish men who have made the major leagues and discovered that in spite of it, life remains distressingly short of ideal."
Roger Kahn

"Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye."
Roger Kahn