Shawn Michaels Quotes

I would never have wanted to play with Magic Johnson, I would never have wanted to play with Michael Jordan, I would never have wanted to play with Karl Malone or John Stockton in my prime. We wanted to play against the Shaqs, the Kobes.

I always found it a great challenge playing against Michael Jordan, to play against Magic Johnson, to play against Larry Bird, to play against all those good players because it's something that you can take away from it.

Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were the two guys with unstoppable moves.

Do you know how many teams have won three straight titles over the last 40 years? Two. Michael Jordan's Bulls twice in the 1990s and Kobe and Shaq's Lakers from 2000-02. LeBron would have joined that list had Miami won that third straight title.

Well, (Michael) Jordan was definitely one of the kings of the game. There's no question that he was one of the more dominant figures. If you look at the top ten players of all time, he was certainly one of the most dominant guys.

Striking out Ruth and Gehrig in succession was too big an order.

I'm a Michael Jordan fan just like everyone else. I just don't think he's the greatest player ever.

In 1981, when I went down to visit Georgia Tech, I watched Michael Jordan play and literally get ridiculed for taking a jump shot in the championship game that went off the backboard, and they won. People are forgetting that Michael was just one of the players when they went to the Dream Team.

There is no brilliant single stroke that is going to transform the water into wine or straw into gold.

I think the greatest player I've ever played against was Magic Johnson. Next, was Larry Bird. Then, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Everybody talks about that one when they first meet me. 'Man, I still remember the play you shook Jordan.' Everybody gonna always remember it because it was Jordan.

I'm a big Bulls fan, Michael Jordan fan, LeBron fan.

I always say I wish I was in my prime matching up against LeBron. Let's see how many championships he would have won then.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade don't just beat you, they snatch your heart.

It's the Basketball Hall of Fame, not the NBA Hall of Fame. So, for basketball, I played in Olympics; I played in the Junior Olympics. With what I've done and given to basketball is all Hall of Fame.

Magic Johnson didn't play the style that Larry Bird did, and Michael Jordan sure didn't play the style that Magic or Bird played.

I watched a lot of Scottie Pippen, Magic Johnson, Kevin Durant, and a lot of Paul Pierce. I used to watch Tracy McGrady as well along with Kevin Garnett.

Magic was always my favorite. I think Jordan was the best player ever, but Magic was my personal favorite.

I'm a huge fan of Michael Jordan, and I love the game of basketball.

I guess, if it wasn't for Jordan, there would be no LeBron or Kobe who plays like that.

I always watched Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, and I said I could be playing on the court with them.

In the old days Michael Jordan and Larry Bird worked for everything they got. They worked hard on their game.

Charles Barkley played in an era where he was never the guy. He always had to take a back seat to Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Isaiah Thomas, because what did they have that he never got? A championship.

I think, yeah, Chicago is the best basketball city in America.

My dad played junior college basketball, and he always showed me clips of Michael Jordan.