Basketball Motivational Quotes :
1. “In basketball, as in life, true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way.”
2. “The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.”
3. “I´ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I´ve lost almost 300 games. 26 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.”
– Michael Jordan
4. “I learned that if you want to be great at something, you have to love it and be willing to work hard at it.”
– Maya Moore
5. “I´m not a role model… Just because I dunk a basketball doesn´t mean I should raise your kids.”
6. “The only way to be successful in basketball is to work hard, play together, and trust each other.”
7. “I believe that if you work hard and put in the time, you can achieve anything you want to achieve.”
– Steve Nash
8. “I think the most important thing a coach can do is to provide a good atmosphere for learning, and to provide the players with the tools they need to succeed.”
– Bill
9. “Basketball is a game of mental toughness. It´s about being able to push through adversity and never giving up.”
– Blake Griffin
10. “The only way to improve in basketball is to push yourself to be better every day.”
– Jason Kidd
11. “In order to be successful in basketball, you have to be able to think on your feet and make quick decisions.”
12. “The most important thing in basketball is to have a positive attitude and to stay motivated.”
13. “Basketball is a game of mental toughness. It´s about being able to stay focused and not getting rattled under pressure.”
14. “Basketball is a team game, and the only way to be successful is to work together and trust each other.”
– Dwayne Wade
15. “Basketball is a game of discipline and focus. If you´re not focused and disciplined, you´re not going to be successful.”
16. “I´ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I´ve lost almost 300 games. 26 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.”
– Michael Jordan
17. “The key to being successful in basketball is to have a strong work ethic and to never give up.”
18. “The most important thing in basketball is to have a positive attitude and to always believe in yourself and your abilities.”
– Dwight Howard
19. “The key to being a great basketball player is to have a strong foundation of skills and to be constantly working on improving them.”
– DeMar DeRozan
20. “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”
– Michael Jordan
21. “Basketball is my passion I love it. But my family and friends mean everything to me. That’s what’s important. I need my phone so I can keep in contact with them at all times.”
22. “If you´re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But 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.”
– Michael Jordan
23. “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.”
24. “Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.”
25. “Basketball is a game of runs, and if you´re playing with a lead, you have to be able to withstand the other team´s run.”
– Doc Rivers
26. “People ask me if I could fly, I said, ‘yeah… for a little while.”
– Michael Jordan
27. “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ´Til your good is better and your better is best.”
28. “Poise and confidence are not possible unless you have prepared correctly. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Poise and confidence are a natural result of proper preparation.”
29. “I believe you win games by what you do from your first practice until your first game.”
– Dr. Jack Ramsay
30. “Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”
Quotes From Inspiring People With Basketball Player and Coaches :
Lebron James Quotes :
1. “I think, team first. It allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed.”
2. “I don’t need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don’t excite me. I’m just glad I have the game of basketball in my life.”
3. “I won at every level – all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I’ve won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won’t be fulfilled until I win at the highest level.”
4. “You know, I’m just 6’9″ and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball.”
5. “When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.”
6. “I’m a pretty funny guy, and I would love to do a comedy with a bunch of funny guys – movie-star guys, where they could help me through it.”
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Larry Bird Quotes :
1. “I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.”
2. “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.”
3. “Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.”
4. “Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that’s how I perceived everything.”
5. “My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.”
6. “Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony.”
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James Harden Quotes :
1. “My dream was to be in the NBA. I wasn’t really focused on being a star player on a team. I just wanted to make it to the NBA. I’ve been blessed for the opportunities to be in the Finals, been in the playoffs ever since I’ve been in the NBA.”
2. “This is a business and everything happens for a reason. I’m going to just to play hard, try to play hard and do whatever it takes to win.”
3. “I’m going to do whatever it takes to win, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.”
4. “You have to take it one day at a time, one game at a time. Great things never come from comfort zones.”
5. “If you have a dream, chase it no matter what it takes.”
6. “There are a lot of guys who play in the NBA. There aren’t a lot of guys who have a chance to win a gold medal, too.
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Shaquille O’Neal Quotes :
1. “I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.”
2. “We’re focusing on the whole pie, not a slice. A slice is good, but it’s not good enough to get you fat. We’re trying to get fat.”
3. “We’re just going to come out and play. We know that we’re supposed to win all the games, but if we don’t, we just have to take the next game and focus on what we did wrong in the game before and just try to do better at the next game.”
4. “Win or lose, I am programmed to do more. That’s because I am the other son of Jorel Superman.”
5. “I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.”
6. “And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is a famous basketball player. I want to really learn the business.”
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Magic Johnson Quotes :
1. “I think that there are always goals for me to try to achieve, and I’m going to work toward those goals.”
2. “I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.”
3. “They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.”
4. “I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.”
5. “Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.”
6. “For a long time, I’d work until 10 or 11. When I work, I’m on. I’m ‘Magic.’ I love it, but it takes a lot out of me.”
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Tim Duncan Quotes :
1. “We really have some of the best fans in the NBA, in sports in general. Here, you get a consistent base, people support. People love the Spurs, and that’s special. That’s not everywhere.”
2. “Karl Malone used a lot of veteran stuff that I thought was cool. Charles Barkley taught me a lot when I played against him. How he would use his body or use his dribble to get people in there and all that stuff. Veteran moves.”
3. “I’m attacking the basket more. Because I’m more comfortable on the line, that’s an area I want to get to.”
4. “When our assists lead to baskets, that’s us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.”
5. “Standing on the court and holding up that trophy it’s so great you want to keep doing it over and over again.”
6. “I believed in what I was. I didn’t believe that would translate into any of the five championships. But I knew that I could affect the game.”
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Chris Paul Quotes :
1. “I realize that I’m not going to be doing interviews for the cover of ‘GQ’ for the rest of my life, know what I mean? I’m on TV because I play basketball really well.”
2. “I’m not the greatest long-distance shooter, I know that. But I know if I can get around that free-throw line area, a lot of times you’ve just got to hope I miss.”
3. “That’s the great thing about big cities: Nobody is judging. You really get a chance to show who you are with your style.”
4. “Keep practicing. Never let someone tell you you’re too small or too slow.”
5. “For me, it’s all about who you are. Some athletes may feel a responsibility. Some may not. One thing I’ve talked with my family and team about is doing more. Trying to make an impact.”
6. “I play basketball to win a championship. That championship is everything to me. And that’s what gets people to buy in to your brand being a winner.”
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Charles Barkley Quotes :
1. “I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique. It’s called just go get the damn ball.”
2. “These are my new shoes. They’re good shoes. They won’t make you rich like me, they won’t make you rebound like me, they definitely won’t make you handsome like me. They’ll only make you have shoes like me. That’s it.”
3. “If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she’s ugly. If they tell you a guy works hard, he can’t play a lick.”
4. “Golf is fun – until you hit somebody in the head.”
5. “I love everybody. Some I love to be around, some I love to avoid, and others I’d love to punch in the face.”
6. “Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.”
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Phil Jackson Quotes :
1. “Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to do that. Pass, dribble and offensive rebound.”
2. “I’m a sports-watcher. I played football and baseball, coached baseball. So I watch those things.”
3. “In basketball as in life true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way.”
4. “Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the ‘Me’ for the ‘We.”
5. “I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you’re doing.”
6. “Coaching is about, “How do I get people to play at their peak level?” It is a spiritual quest. And if it’s not that, you don’t have a challenge, you don’t have a mission. Forming a brotherhood and trying to move it forward that’s what coaching is.”
7. “You’re only a success for the moment that you complete a successful act.”
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