As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.

You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.

High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.

Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they are executed.

I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.

If ISIS represents Islam, then the KKK represents Christianity

Imagination is the dynamic catalyst for every breakthrough.

Be hard on yourself, easy on others.

If people have a basic understanding of right from wrong, possess a strong desire to better themselves and persist in there cause, they can break the chain of any negative environment.

I don't really need to appeal to some stockbroker, and I always sort of root for the underdog. I probably consider all that when I'm writing, but it's not in the forefront of my brain.

Fishing is a... discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish.

Why are the ones who are too good to be true always being true to someone else?

It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life.

Make sure you live life, which means don't do things where you court celebrity, and give something positive back to our society.

When an oath is taken ... the mind is more attentive; for it guards against two things, the reproach of friends and offence against the gods.

...All my best words are deserters and do not answer the trumpet call, and the remainder are cripples.