If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.
To answer that question honestly, I'd have to lie to you.
It was important to me to believe, because if I don't believe, how can I expect them to believe?
My greatest gift that I have in life is basketball.
I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to make the next one.
You're always at war with the guy on the other bench. You pick up their patterns. That's what I got the most out of this year. I know what other coaches like to do.
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I don't wanna be Michael Jordan, I don't wanna be Bird or Isiah. I don't wanna be any of those guys. You know when my career is over, I wanna look in the mirror and say: "I did it my way!"
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You know what they say about Chicago. If you don't like the weather, wait fifteen minutes.
Take me away, like I overdosed on cocaine
Or take me away like a bullet from Kurt Cobain, suicide
I'm from a windy city like Do or Die
Or take me away like a bullet from Kurt Cobain, suicide
I'm from a windy city like Do or Die
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You can leave Chicago, but it will never leave you.
Village idiot? Hello, Chicago is a city, not a village, and the best city in the world!
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Looking at Chicago from outside the city in daylight is one of the most depressing sights in the world.
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You can go back to teams like Detroit, the Bad Boys. Those guys had great chemistry, that's why they won.
This is the way the game of basketball was played at the time. When you come to Detroit, you will get your ass whooped.
Todd Boyd in The Last Dance - Episode 3
They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Illinois - and that's pretty much the same thing.
I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough.
Michael Jordan - June 2020
1We went from a shitty team to one of the all-time best dynasties. All you needed was one little match to start that whole fire.
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Michael Jordan: "I'mma slide a ring on your hand tonight, Tex. That's all you need to know."
Michael Jordan: "I'mma slide a ring on your hand tonight, Tex. That's all you need to know."
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Phil, you let this dude [Dennis Rodman] go to vacation, we not gonna see him. You let him go to Vegas, we definitely not gonna see him.
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I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here.
If that many people recognize how hard I go every night and what I put into my game, to make myself and my team better, it means a lot to mean. I'm fortunate; I'm blessed to be in the situation that I'm in right now.´
I think it's just God disguised as Michael Jordan.
Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
Walk until the darkness is a memory, and you become the sun on the next traveler's horizon.
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1Walked into a restaurant yesterday and guy comes up and says: "Aren't you Rik Smits?"
Not quite but I appreciated his hoops knowledge…
Not quite but I appreciated his hoops knowledge…
Dirk Nowitzki - December 2023
You guys are better people than players - that means a lot!
Gordon Herbert - September 2023, about Germany winning the World Cup
It's a great run, we'd had a wonderful time. Good Team. Time to go.
Phil Jackson in The Last Dance - Episode 10
You're only concerned if you know you don't have it. We have it.
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2I learned a lot I wouldn't have learned roaming the streets of Dallas.
My kids are older now. They're kinda upset with me. They're not really upset, but they don't understand. I tell them all the time: "We" ain't rich. "I'm" rich.
Shaquille O'Neal - October 2021
I want to become one of the best players, so if you want to be one the best, you have to elevate all aspects of your game.
It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
Being different isn't a bad thing. It means you're brave enough to be yourself.
I love the Philippines. But they need better beer!
Gordon Herbert - September 2023, about Germany winning the World Cup
There are certain sports figures who become a larger cultural force. Michael Jordan and the Bulls changed the culture.
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If you see German soldiers, don't panic. They are here to help.
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