At a glance
- Age
- 63
- Born
- February 17, 1963
- From
- Brooklyn
- Lives in
- Brooklyn
- Nationality
- United States
Biography
The six championships with the Chicago Bulls are the line most people know first, and they came inside a fifteen-season NBA career that ran from 1984 to 2003. That stretch is why his name still gets attached to arguments about the best player the game has produced — a debate in which he is, for many people, the answer.
Born in Brooklyn in February 1963, he is known widely as MJ. Alongside the basketball career he also played professional baseball, and he has worked as a businessman.
His influence is usually described as reaching past results. Through the 1980s and 1990s he was central to the growth of basketball and the NBA as a global product, which is part of why he is counted among the most influential figures sport has had.
Born in Brooklyn in February 1963, he is known widely as MJ. Alongside the basketball career he also played professional baseball, and he has worked as a businessman.
His influence is usually described as reaching past results. Through the 1980s and 1990s he was central to the growth of basketball and the NBA as a global product, which is part of why he is counted among the most influential figures sport has had.
Quotes 9
“Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.”
“The ceiling is the roof.”
“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.”
“I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed.”
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
“I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
“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.”
