Basketball Quotes - Page 24

• Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.

  John Wooden

  Motivational Sports, Character, Winning

  "The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'", www.espn.com. June 4, 2010.

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• Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Inspirational, Believe, Nba

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  The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made.

  Tim Duncan

  Sports, Sorry, Cheer

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• Pressure is something you feel when you do not know what you are doing.

  Chuck Noll

  Funny Inspirational, Funny Motivational, Top Management

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• If you have talent with teamwork, you've got a chance to be a championship team.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Teamwork, Chance, Talent

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• We win because we play together as a team.

  John Havlicek

  Team, Winning, Nba

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• I found the bench to be the greatest ally when I had to make individuals comply with what was best for the team

  John Wooden

  Team, Nba, Allies

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• I go out there and get my eyes gouged, my nose busted, my body slammed. I love the pain of the game.

  Dennis Rodman

  Love, Pain, Eye

  FaceBook post by Dennis Rodman from Jul 18, 2016

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• Jimmer Fredette is the best scorer in the world!!

  Kevin Durant

  Sports, Player, African American

  FaceBook post by Kevin Durant from Jan 27, 2011

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• The one thing I do that nobody else does is jump three and four times for one rebound.

  Dennis Rodman

  Motivational, Four, Doe

  FaceBook post by Dennis Rodman from Jul 30, 2016

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• I couldn't care less if the guy I'm guarding has HIV. I'm going to slam him anyway.

  Dennis Rodman

  Guy, Hiv, Care

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• I'm the basketball version of a gravedigger.

  Dennis Rodman

  Gravediggers, Versions

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• Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Success, Greatness

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from May 05, 2017

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• In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.4, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

  Bill Russell

  Focus And Concentration, Victory, Mental Toughness

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• Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  "Why democracy will last". Margaret Thatcher's second Carlton Lecture at the Carlton Club in central London, www.margaretthatcher.org. November 26, 1984.

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• If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special.

  Jim Valvano

  Thinking, Nba, Laughing

  Arthur Ashe Courage Award Acceptance Address, delivered 3 March 1993

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  Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul.

  Jim Valvano

  Encouraging, Uplifting, Cancer

  Arthur Ashe Courage Award Acceptance Address, delivered 3 March 1993

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• But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it's the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan's beard look good.

  Bill Walton

  Mean, Civilization, Looks

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• The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

  William Arthur Ward

  Motivational, Leadership, Appreciation

  William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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• It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.

  William Arthur Ward

  Inspirational, Success, Wise

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• If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

  John Wooden

  Life, Positive, Teamwork

  "The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'", www.espn.com. June 4, 2010.

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  Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

  John Wooden

  Wise, Wisdom, Smart

  John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.153, B&H Publishing Group

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• If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit.Never quit!!!

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Business, Nba

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• What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational Sports, Love Is

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