Basketball Quotes - Page 17

• Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

  Michael Jordan

  Sports, Fun, Athlete

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• My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes.

  Michael Jordan

  Sports, Hero, Parent

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• I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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• You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

  Bobby Knight

  Sports, Athlete, Games

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• I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Sports, Teacher, Kids

  American Academy of Achievement interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.

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• Criticize on defense and encourage on offense.

  John Brady

  Coaching, Defense, Criticize

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• Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

  Stevie Wonder

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve that.

  Terrell Owens

  Inspirational, Nba, House

  Interview with Victor Kelly, ca.ign.com. July 8, 2004.

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• People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.

  Pat Riley

  Motivational, Sports, Believe

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• There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.

  Pat Riley

  Teamwork, Motivational Sports, Profound

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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• Discipline is not a nasty word.

  Pat Riley

  Volleyball, Discipline, Nasty

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• A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team.

  Pat Riley

  Teamwork, Moving, Winning

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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• Everybody's talking trash these days, so why not keep quiet?

  Dennis Rodman

  Talking, Why Not, Quiet

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• I go out with white women. This makes a lot of people unhappy, mostly black women.

  Dennis Rodman

  White, People, Black

  "Bad As I Wanna Be". Book by Dennis Rodman, 1996.

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• I don't trust what this life has given me.

  Dennis Rodman

  Trust, Given, This Life

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• I think marriage and athletes is a bad combination.

  Dennis Rodman

  Marriage, Athlete, Thinking

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• I understand what rappers are talking about. I think rap is less about educating people about the black community and more about making money.

  Dennis Rodman

  Rap, Thinking, Talking

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• I'm starting to see players copy what I do. I'm flattered.

  Dennis Rodman

  Player, Starting, Copies

  FaceBook post by Dennis Rodman from Jul 28, 2016

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• I've been homeless. I've worked at 7-Eleven.

  Dennis Rodman

  Homeless, Eleven

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• To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.

  Dennis Rodman

  Gay, Bars, Hanging Out

  "Word for Word: The Rodman-Jackson Papers;Sex and Death and the N.B.A., From Books by Bulls". Interview with Richard Sandomir, www.nytimes.com. June 9, 1996.

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• I'll be the judge of my own manliness.

  Dennis Rodman

  Judging, Masculinity, My Own

  "Dennis Rodman Wears Drag For Legends Of Basketball Tour". www.huffingtonpost.com. March 31, 2014.

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• They didn't have a problem with me being wild and crazy when it came time to fill the arenas.

  Dennis Rodman

  Crazy, Arena, Problem

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• A player dreams of being a superstar, but he doesn't want people flocking all over him asking for an autograph.

  Dennis Rodman

  Dream, Player, People

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• Death has always had a prominent place in my mind. There are times when I think somebody might kill me.

  Dennis Rodman

  Thinking, Mind, Might

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• For years the league has thought I've been on drugs. I would have burned out a long time ago if that was true.

  Dennis Rodman

  Years, Long, League

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