Michael Jordan was the dominant basketball player in the world during 90s. He became the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for five times. He was cut from his Wilmington NC basketball team as a sophomore, he eventually made the team and led it to state championship. Michael Jordan was also selected to NBA’s 50 All-Time Best Players.

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” is one of the most famous Michael Jordan’s quotes. It is and also one of the most recognized quotes about teamwork as well!

Actually, the full quote is: “One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”
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“Accept a loss as a learning experience,” said Jordan, “and never point fingers at your teammates.”
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“I didn’t want to give up, no matter how sick I was, or how tired I was, or how low on energy I was,” Jordan said. “I felt an obligation to my team, to the city of Chicago, to go out and five that extra effort.”
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“I have no individual goals,” said Jordan. “We play for one reason and that’s to win the title. Practice is more important than the games, and I will practice when I’m hurt, when 95 percent of the players in this league would sit out. I expect all of you to do the same thing. You will follow my lead.”
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“There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and will never win titles,” explained Jordan. Most times, these players aren’t willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve.”
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“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
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“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”
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“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.”
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“To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail.”
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“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.”
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“Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.”
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