Basketball Quotes - Page 20

• Young people want you to be real with them.

  Magic Johnson

  Real, People, Want

  "Magic Johnson pushes HIV awareness". Interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, www.cnn.com. November 24, 2004.

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• When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivation, Moving

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• I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Racism

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• My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline.

  Michael Jordan

  Mind, Body, Crutches

  "Your First Year a Rookie's Journey in Coaching". Book by Jason O. Smith (p. 8), August 18, 2009.

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• Stand up for your players. Show them you care on and off the court.

  Red Auerbach

  Player, Care, Court

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• In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball.

  Don Meyer

  Running, Player, Practice

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• Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Leadership, Courage

  John F. Kennedy's Speech at the Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 17, 1960.

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• People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in a situation where they feel that they are doing something for the greater good.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Volleyball, Team, People

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• All really successful coaches have a system.

  Jim Valvano

  Successful, Coaching, Inspirational Basketball

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• This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is.

  Dennis Rodman

  Motivational, Swimming, Diving Deep

  FaceBook post by Dennis Rodman from Jul 19, 2016

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• I told him, 'Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I don't care.

  Frank Layden

  Inspirational, Funny, Sports

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• I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.

  John Wooden

  Stress, Player, Practice

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• Don't let what other people think decide who you are.

  Dennis Rodman

  Thinking, People, Who You Are

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• If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.

  Oscar Robertson

  Player, Ifs, Famous Basketball

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• Teamwork is really a form of trust. It's what happens when you surrender the mistaken idea that you can go it alone and realize that you won't achieve your individual goals without the support of your colleagues.

  Pat Summitt

  Teamwork, Ideas, Goal

  Pat Summitt (1999). “Reach for the Summit”, p.124, Crown Business

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• Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.

  Rick Pitino

  Sports, Nba, Coaching

  Rick Pitino (1997). “Success is a Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life”, Broadway

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• Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.

  Pat Summitt

  Winning, Games, Defense

  Pat Head Summitt (1998). “Reach for the Summit: The Definite Dozen System for Succeeding at Whatever You Do”, Broadway

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• Morale and attitude are the fundamentals to success.

  Bud Wilkinson

  Attitude, Coaching, Fundamentals

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• The only important statistic is the final score.

  Bill Russell

  Nba, Important, Finals

  "At 75, Russell still casts long shadow over All-Star circus" by Mark Woods, www.theguardian.com. February 16, 2009.

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• Winning is like deodorant - it comes up and a lot of things don't stink.

  Doc Rivers

  Winning, Deodorant, Stink

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• Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part.

  Elgin Baylor

  Winning, Coaching, Easy

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• Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.

  Bobby Knight

  Men, Nba, Weapons

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• I never thought I'd lead the NBA in rebounding, but I got a lot of help from my team-mates - they did a lot of missing.

  Moses Malone

  Team, Nba, Missing

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• Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here.

  Yao Ming

  America, Culture, Language

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• My goals have gone from being an all-star to just being able to play basketball. I always took for granted that I could play. Now I know what a gift it is.

  Rebecca Lobo

  Inspirational, Stars, Play

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