"When I step onto the court, I don't have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I find that after I play, my mind is clearer and I can come up with a better solution. It's like therapy. It relaxes me and allows me to solve problems." - Michael Jordan

"If you do the work, you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life." - Michael Jordan

"The minute you get away from fundamentals--whether its proper technique, work ethic, or mental preparation--the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you're doing." - Michael Jordan

"I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me. Failure always made me try harder next time." - Michael Jordan

" 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. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan

"More people will like you if you believe that people are good until proven bad." ― Guy Kawasaki

“Leadership, like swimming, cannot be learned by reading about it.” ― Henry Mintzberg

“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” ― Albert Einstein

“Look back and be grateful Look ahead and be hopeful Look around and be helpful.”

“Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.”