A Quote by Elgin Baylor

If you look up the definition of greatness in the dictionary, it will say Michael Jordan.

Elgin Baylor

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Elgin Baylor
American - Athlete
Born: September 16, 1934

Being named Michael Jordan - I think growing up playing sports and having a name like Michael Jordan - and I was extremely competitive - I used to get teased a lot. But it made me want to strive for greatness and be able to compete at whatever I decided to do.

Michael B. Jordan

There are some rappers out there that I listen to, that I'm like: "You are really good but you could be like the Michael Jordan of rap if you applied yourself." There's a lot of people who are better at basketball than Michael Jordan, but Michael Jordan just wanted to be Michael Jordan, more.

Donald Glover

You know, if Michael Jordan can scream at the refs, me as Kanye West, as the Michael Jordan of music, can go and say, 'This is wrong.'

Kanye West

I always said if I ever get married, I would tell my woman - I love Michael Jordan, I am a Michael Jordan fanatic - I said, 'Michael Jordan is the only athlete you can sleep with and I wouldn't get mad, as long as you got something signed. You gotta bring back a ball, a hat or something. You can't just give away that sh*t for free.'

Aries Spears

My friends, they all say that I'm turning Hollywood. Big-time. And I want to be that. I want to be a guy who's bigger than what they say. You look at Kobe. Michael Jordan. Somebody like Michael Jackson. Those guys are bigger than life. I strive to be that.

Kyle Kuzma

If you look up the definition of news in the dictionary, it isn't what you watch on TV.

Val Kilmer

The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive

Phil Jackson

When you look up the definition of 'superstar' in the dictionary, there should be a picture of Shaquille O'Neal.

Jared Dudley

If you look in the dictionary under 'perfectionist,' you see Henry Selick correcting the definition of perfectionist in the dictionary. I mean, he is so meticulous.

John Hodgman

I grew up the No. 1 Michael Jordan fan on Earth. I was from the Philadelphia area and Jordan was king.

Frank Vogel

Just because you BEAT Michael Jordan doesn't mean you BECOME Michael Jordan.

Larry Merchant

I've been living with that all my life. My name is Michael Jordan, so I'm always being compared to a person of greatness.

Michael B. Jordan

Michael Jordan was that guy - he was Michael Jordan. So whatever he did, we followed.

Zach LaVine

I subscribe to the online Urban Dictionary's definition of nerd: 'one whose IQ exceeds his weight'. I'm also keen on the same Urban Dictionary's definition of geek: 'the person you pick on in high school and wind up working for as an adult'. I happily proclaim myself a book nerd/reading geek and proud of it.