Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest. Until your Good is Better, and your Better is your Best.
It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.
Don't give up. Don't ever give up.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.
Basketball doesn't build character it reveals it.
There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
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.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
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.
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.
I've missed more than 9000 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.
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise
Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
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