Basketball Quotes - Page 25

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  My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

  Michael Jordan, Walter Iooss, Mark Vancil (1995). “I'm back!: more rare air”, Harpercollins

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• I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Real, Winning

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• Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.

  Julius Erving

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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• Pressure can burst a pipe, or pressure can make a diamond.

  Robert Horry

  Positive, Pressure, Diamond

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• Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious.

  Charles Shackleford

  Funny, Sports, Hands

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• Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your mind to

  Bob Cousy

  Kids, Hard Work, Successful

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• If you want team play, you must stress defense. Defense makes players unselfish.

  John Brady

  Stress, Team, Player

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• A guy who gives you less than what he has to give is, one, telling you what he thinks of you, and two, telling you what he thinks of himself.

  Pete Carril

  Motivational Sports, Thinking, Two

  Pete Carril, Dan White (2004). “The Smart Take from the Strong: The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril”, p.196, U of Nebraska Press

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• If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and not re-enter until the second half. To play defense and not foul is an art that must be mastered if you are going to be successful.

  Chuck Daly

  Art, Successful, Player

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• Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success.

  Jim Harrick

  People, Coaching, Ability To Communicate

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• With accomplishments comes confidence and with confidence comes belief. It has to be in that order.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Order, Accomplishment, Belief

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• Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.

  Michael Jordan

  Love, Motivational, You Make Me Happy

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  Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

  Phil Jackson

  Teamwork, Sports, Baseball

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  Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

  Larry Bird

  Motivational, Sports, Perseverance

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  You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

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  Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Sports, Teamwork

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

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• A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

  John Wooden

  Life, Teamwork, Motivational Sports

  John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.88, B&H Publishing Group

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• Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

  John Wooden

  Motivational Sports, Character, Wrestling

  Andrew Hill, John Wooden (2002). “Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime”, p.114, Simon and Schuster

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• I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Education, People, Library

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mignon McCarthy (1990). “Kareem”, Random House Incorporated

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• As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Jobs, Children, People

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• As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Inspirational, Team, Successful

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• I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Motivational, Home, Games

  "Talk Asia" with Stan Grant, www.cnn.com. July 2, 2005.

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• I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  School, Opportunity, Coaching

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• Michael Jordan and Magic and myself, all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Inspirational, Team, College

  "TalkAsia" with Stan Grant, www.cnn.com. July 8, 2005.

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• The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Jobs, Effort, Defense

  "Talk Asia" with Stan Grant, www.cnn.com. July 2, 2005.

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