Basketball Quotes - Page 17

• Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

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• Practice to beat the best.

  Dick Bennett

  Practice, Coaching, Beats

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• Criticize on defense and encourage on offense.

  John Brady

  Coaching, Defense, Criticize

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• In all the research you do as a coach, studying other coaches and championship-type situations, you find that all those teams combined talent with great defense. You've got to stop other teams to win.

  Pat Riley

  Team, Winning, Coaching

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• The better conditioned team will probably win in the long run.

  John Wooden

  Running, Team, Winning

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• You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.

  Larry Bird

  Missing, Shots, Inspirational Basketball

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• Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.

  Phil Jackson

  Inspirational, Sports, Hockey

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• I had an awful first quarter but I picked it up. To all you single guys out there, it's not how you start the date, it's how you finish it sir. A lot of people can, you know, start the date with flowers and candy, but if you don't finish the date - you know what I mean?

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Flower, Mean, People

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• I guess people think the taller you are the more dominant you have to be.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Motivational, Thinking, People

  Interview with Tracy Stevens, www.ign.com. March 25, 2005.

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• I have never been a shooter.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Shooter

  Interview with Tracy Stevens, www.ign.com. March 25, 2005.

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• David Stern should get with the mothers of the NBA and let the moms decide what the dress code should be. I asked my mother if I could wear a chain, and she told me yeah. So I do stuff that my parents allow me to do.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Mom, Mother, Nba

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• Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my fundamental principles that were instilled in me in my home, from my childhood, are still with me.

  Hakeem Olajuwon

  Home, Childhood, Principles

  "Slam dunk - interview with basketball player Hakeem Olajuwon". Interview with Spike Lee, February 1994.

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• I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home.

  Hakeem Olajuwon

  Country, Home, Years

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• I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.

  Joel Osteen

  Sports, Lifting Weights, Enjoy

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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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