Basketball Quotes
A sport which many enjoy, both playing and watching. Enjoy our collection of basketball quotes. We hope you find them inspirational. related - quotes on excellence. . . teamwork quotes . . . baseball quotes. . . exercise quote. . . greatness quotesOne man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.
Bobby Knight
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Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
Larry Bird
You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.
Jerry West
Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it.
Author Unknown
There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.
Derek Jeter
You always have to give 100%, because if you don't someone, somewhere will give 100% and they will beat you when you meet.
Ed Macauley
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.
Phil Jackson
Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in our out. Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.
Pat Riley
We try to stress the little things because little things lead to big things.
Steve Alford
Talent wins games, but team work and intelligence wins championships.
Michael Jordan
Never mistake activity for achievement.
John Wooden
Morale and attitude are the fundamentals to success.
Bud Wilkinson
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Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.
Tim Duncan
As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don't know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be.
Kobe Bryant
If you are afraid of failure you don't deserve to be successful!
Charles Barkley
I used a lot of visualization in terms of who I would be guarding and who would be guarding me. When I was walking down the street for, say, lunch, I'd imagine those individuals in front of me. I'd imagine going around them.
Isaiah Thomas
Everything happens for a reason. I'm used to it, I prepare for it. Like I say, at the end of the day, those in charge of their own destiny are going to do what's right for them and their family.
Shaquille O'Neal
Prepare for every game like you just lost your last game.
Lon Kruger
Basketball is like photography, if you don't focus, all you have is the negative.
Dan Frisby
Don't let what other people think decide who you are.
Dennis Rodman
The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for the common goal.
Dave DeBusschere
Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success.
Jim Harrick
Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.
Wilt Chamberlain
This is the second most exciting indoor sport, and the other one shouldn't have spectators.
Dick Vertleib
Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.
James Naismith
When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
Larry Bird
Basketball is like photography, if you don't focus, all you have is the negative.
Dan Frisby
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
Scottie Pippen
Everything negative - pressure, challenges - are all an opportunity for me to rise.
Kobe Bryant
A winner is someone who recognizes his God- given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
Larry Bird
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