천재 농구선수 마이클 조던의 명언 40가지를 소개해요

마이클 제프리 조던(1963년 2월 17일~)은 미국의 유명한 농구 선수이자 사업가입니다. 농구 역사상 가장 위대한 선수로 평가받으며, 1980-90년대 NBA의 세계화를 이끌었어요.

1963년 뉴욕 브루클린에서 태어난 마이클 조던은 형 래리 조던의 반만큼만 농구를 잘하고 싶어 했어요. 그래서 그의 등번호를 래리 조던의 등번호인 45번의 절반인 23번으로 했다고 해요.

 

형은 마이클 조던보다 농구를 월등히 잘했지만, 키가 175cm로 중간에 농구를 포기하고 말았죠. 집안에서 유일하게 키가 198cm로 폭풍 성장한 마이클 조던은 이후에 슈퍼스타가 됐습니다. 오늘은 마이클 조던의 명언을 알려드릴게요. 

마이클 조던의 명언 40가지

1> Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.
항상 부정적인 상황을 긍정적인 상황으로 바꿔라.

2> If you quit once, it becomes a habit. Never quit.
한 번 포기하면 그것이 습관이 된다. 절대 포기하지 마라.

3> You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
자신이 할 수 있다고 기대해야 그것을 해낼 수 있다.

 

4> I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twentysix 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.
나는 9,000번 이상의 슛을 놓쳤다. 거의 300번의 경기를 졌다. 26번이나 게임을 결정짓는 슛을 맡았지만 실패했다. 내 삶에서 반복적으로 실패했다. 그래서 나는 성공했다.

 

5> Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.
한계는 두려움처럼 종종 단지 환상일 뿐이다.

6> I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot. When you think about the consequences, you always think of a negative result.
나는 큰 슛을 놓치는 결과에 대해 생각해 본 적이 없다. 결과를 생각하면 항상 부정적인 결과를 떠올리게 된다.

7> Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
어떤 사람은 일이 일어나길 원하고, 어떤 사람은 일이 일어나길 바라며, 또 다른 사람은 일을 이루어낸다.

8> I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.
나는 실패를 받아들일 수 있다. 누구나 무언가에 실패한다. 하지만 시도조차 하지 않는 것은 받아들일 수 없다.

 

9> Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.
때로는 일이 원하는 대로 되지 않을 수도 있지만, 매일 밤 노력은 있어야 한다.

10> The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.
내가 선수들을 평가할 때 가장 중요한 것은 그들의 눈을 보고 얼마나 두려워하는지를 확인하는 것이다.

 

11> Step by step. I can’t see any other way of accomplishing anything.
한 걸음씩 나아가라. 내가 무언가를 이루는 다른 방법은 보이지 않는다.

12> Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
재능은 경기를 이기게 하지만, 팀워크와 지능은 챔피언십을 가져다준다.

13> I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
나는 항상 노력하면 결과가 따라온다고 믿었다.

 

14> I’ve failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
나는 내 삶에서 반복적으로 실패했다. 그래서 나는 성공했다.

15> The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can’t let yourself be beaten because of lack of effort.
경기는 기복이 있지만, 개인 목표에서 시선을 떼거나 노력 부족으로 패배를 허용해서는 안 된다.

16> The key to success is failure.
성공의 열쇠는 실패다.

17> 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.
내가 약점이라고 생각되는 것을 밀어붙이면, 나는 그것을 강점으로 바꿀 것이다.

 

18> To be successful, you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don’t isolate.
성공하려면 이기적이어야 한다. 그렇지 않으면 이룰 수 없다. 하지만 최고 수준에 도달하면 이타적이어야 한다. 접근 가능하고 소통하며 고립되지 마라.

 

19> I’ve never been afraid to fail.
나는 실패를 두려워한 적이 없다.

 

20> I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life.
매일 아침 일어나 내 마음에 드는 일을 하고, 다른 것들에 대한 압박이나 의무를 느끼고 싶지 않다.

21> I approach everything step by step.
나는 모든 것을 한 걸음씩 접근한다.

22> I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.
나는 연습 중이든 실제 경기 중이든 이기기 위해 플레이한다. 그리고 나와 승리에 대한 열정 사이에 어떤 것도 끼어들게 두지 않을 것이다.

23> You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.
위대한 일을 해내기 전에 자신에게 기대해야 한다.

24> Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again.
한 번 결정을 내리면 다시는 그것에 대해 생각하지 않는다.

25> Winning has a price. Leadership has a price.
승리에는 대가가 따른다. 리더십에도 대가가 따른다.

26> I want to be the bridge to the next generation.
나는 다음 세대의 다리가 되고 싶다.

27> I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era.
위대함은 시대에 따라 변하고 진화하는 진화적 과정이라고 믿는다.

28> I build my talents on the shoulders of someone else’s talent.
나는 다른 사람의 재능 위에 내 재능을 쌓는다.

29> Earn your leadership every day.
매일 리더십을 증명하라.

 

30> For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every day.
나 같은 경쟁중독자에게 골프는 매일 나를 일깨워주는 훌륭한 해결책이다.

31> Basketball is my love and my passion.
농구는 내 사랑이자 열정이다.

32> Every time I feel tired while I am exercising and training, I close my eyes to see that picture, to see that list with my name. This usually motivates me to work again.
운동과 훈련 중에 피곤함을 느낄 때마다 내 이름이 적힌 목록을 상상하며 다시 노력할 동기를 얻는다.

33> I’ve always stressed that you have to have a strong mental attitude to win.
나는 항상 승리하려면 강한 정신적 태도가 필요하다고 강조해왔다.

34> 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.
장애물이 당신을 멈추게 해서는 안 된다. 벽을 마주쳤다면 돌아서거나 포기하지 말고, 올라가거나 뚫거나 우회하는 방법을 찾아라.

35> The ceiling is the roof.
천장이 곧 지붕이다.

36> You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
자신에게 기대를 걸어야 그것들을 해낼 수 있다.

37> I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me.
두려움은 어떤 사람들에게 장애물일 수 있지만, 나에게는 환상일 뿐이다.

38> I am not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.
나는 단지 땀 흘리는 기분을 느끼기 위해 매일 세 시간씩 땀을 흘리는 게 아니다.

39> I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life, I had to be aggressive.
나는 삶에서 무언가를 성취하려면 적극적이어야 한다는 것을 깨달았다.

40> My heroes are and were my parents. I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes.
나의 영웅은 과거에도 지금도 나의 부모님이다. 다른 누구도 영웅으로 여길 수 없다.

 

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