Basketball Quotes - Page 2

• If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.

  Phil Jackson

  Sports, Balls, Inspirational Basketball

  "How Watching Football Can Make You More Spiritual" by Suzanne Gerber, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 3, 2013.

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• Because I want every kid to be viewed as a person rather than as a member of a certain race does not mean that I'm not black enough. . . . Do they want me to be positive just for black kids and negative for everybody else?

  Michael Jordan

  Mean, Kids, Race

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• Just remember, their fans think their players are supermen. We'll we're the kryptonite, and we're going to win.

  Jim Larranaga

  Winning, Player, Thinking

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• The ideal way to win a championship is step by step.

  Phil Jackson

  Winning, Way, Steps

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• When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.

  Julius Erving

  Thinking, Appreciate, Crowds

  The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.

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• On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable

  Joe Dumars

  Team, Player, Nba

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• Good players want to be coached... Great players want to be told the truth

  Doc Rivers

  Sports, Truth, Player

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• The greatest sin a coach can commit is to allow kids to slide by. This goes for the classroom as well as the court

  Hubie Brown

  Kids, Nba, Slides

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• We believe in people executing their role and caring about the team more than anything individually

  Gregg Popovich

  Team, Believe, Caring

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  You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves

  Phil Jackson

  Nba, People, Inspire

  Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty (2013). “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success”, p.16, Penguin

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• My goal is to win the next game one possession at a time. That's it. I don't have any other goals

  Brad Stevens

  Time, Winning, Nba

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• We're building a culture of accountability, trust, and togetherness. Entitlement will not be tolerated

  Brad Stevens

  Trust, Nba, Accountability

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• If I walk in a home and a kid disrespects a woman, his mother or grandmother, then I am out... I wont recruit them

  John Calipari

  Mother, Kids, Home

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• You'd like to see your team reasonably happy, but that's not your job. Gain their respect and get them to accept their roles

  John Wooden

  Jobs, Team, Nba

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• I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender

  Bobby Knight

  Nba, Fake, Use

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• Successful people form the habit of doing what failures don't like to do. They like the results they get by doing what they don't necessarily enjoy.

  Earl Nightingale

  Successful, People, Habit

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• You don't just be a team. You become a team. Through tough games you find that you need each other

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Team, Nba, Games

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• What is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots

  Bobby Knight

  Nba, Games, Defense

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• I do not judge success based on championships; rather, I judge it on how close we came to realizing our potential

  John Wooden

  Nba, Judging, Realizing

  John Wooden (2011). “Wooden's Complete Guide to Leadership (EBOOK BUNDLE)”, p.12, McGraw-Hill Professional

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• I would spend almost as much time planning a practice as conducting it. Everything was planned out each day

  John Wooden

  Practice, Nba, Each Day

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• Your best players have to unite and inspire the group... otherwise, they'll divide the group

  Jeff Van Gundy

  Player, Nba, Inspire

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• You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive

  Pat Summitt

  Nba, Rooms, Persons

  Pat Summitt (1999). “Reach for the Summit”, p.193, Crown Business

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• It's not to hurt anyone, but basketball can be rough.

  Sue Wicks

  Inspirational, Hurt, Rough

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• I can't make every decision for you. I don't have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk

  Gregg Popovich

  Player, Talking, Nba

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• X & O's aren't worth a damn without a team. If your team isn't with you it doesn't matter what you draw up. The team must respect what the coach is asking them to do

  Hubie Brown

  Team, Nba, Asking

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