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“I never considered the negative consequence of missing the last shot in a game.”
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-- Michael Jordan

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“I think he is an unbelievable person as well as a phenomenal basketball player.”
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-- John Bach, former Bulls assistant coach

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“I watch Larry Bird everyday in pratice, but Jordan, he is the best at scoring against two or three guys.”
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-- Bill Walton

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“I'm just so glad Chicago drafted me eight years ago. If they didn't, I don't think I could do what I did, being a back-to-back championships. This is a great town to play for.”
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-- Michael Jordan

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“In a sense, Jordan was the ultimate aggregator-he took the best of everyone who came before and rolled it up into a ready-for-prime-time package.”
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-- SLAM magazine

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“MJ brings a character and style of going out and playing hard every night.”
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-- Ron Harper

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“There is no doubt about the fact he is the greatest player who as ever played this game.”
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-- Phil Jackson

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“I appreciated him before I became a Bull, but I really apreciate him now. You see him as a basketball player or as a fan and you appreciate him. Now that I'm on this team I see the way he carries himself, and it's unreal.”
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-- Ron Harper

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“As you can see, no one can guard him.”
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-- Eight-time All-Defensive member Dennis Johnson

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“Anything you want, he does.”
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-- John Bach, former Bulls assistant coach

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“Most guys in the league don't ever want to talk about him with reporters, especially the young guys. There are afraid of saying anything to displease Michael. That's respect in the form of fear.”
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-- Red Kerr, former Bulls coach and NBA commentator

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“When the season started, in the first two or three weeks, he was phenomenal. Everybody saw he was a player who had a chance to be special.”
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-- Rod Thorn

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“That was a show.”
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-- Bill Wennington, après que Jordan ait marqué 55 points face aux Knicks le 28 mars 1995

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“Michael was a huge ambassador for the game, and globally, with his style and what he was able to do, he painted a picture like no other.”
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-- B.J. Armstrong