QuoteQuest“I've reached the pinnacle of my career. I just feel that I don't have anything else to prove. When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense of 'to prove something' as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game of basketball.”
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I've reached the pinnacle of my career. I just feel that I don't have anything else to prove. When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense of 'to prove something' as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game of basketball. Citation: Announcing his retirement from the Bulls (1993-10-06) {{cite web Listed on https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan (CC BY-SA)Read evidence
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Jordan, Michael. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Michael Jordan. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan
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