Basketball Quotes - Page 27

• Young people need models, not critics.

  John Wooden

  Youth Of Today, Nba, People

  John Wooden, Jack Tobin, Bill Walton (2004). “They Call Me Coach”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.

  Phil Jackson

  Team, Love Is, Coaching

  "Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior: Spiritual Lessons as a Hardwood Warrior". Book by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty, 1995.

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• You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.

  Michael Jordan

  Eight, Practice, Nba

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

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• The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy.

  Magic Johnson

  Sex, Real, Stories

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

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• The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game.

  Michael Jordan

  Sports, Pain, Games

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• People have always doubted whether I was good enough to play this game at this level. I thought I was, and I thought I could be. What other people thought was really always irrelevant to me.

  Steve Nash

  Motivational, Football, Inspirational Sports

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• I am the number one Ninja and I have killed all the Shoguns in front of me.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Motivational, Pythagorean Theorem, Numbers

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

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• If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.

  Pat Riley

  Positive, Motivational Sports, Attitude

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• Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.

  Pat Riley

  Motivational Sports, Loss, Giving

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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• As long as I play ball, I can get any woman I want.

  Dennis Rodman

  Play, Long, Want

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• Nervous means you want to play. Scared means you don't want to play.

  Sherman Alexie

  Fear, Mean, Play

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• I concluded some time ago that a major part of success of a team, or of an individual, has a great deal to do with the intangible qualities possessed. The real key is in how a person see himself (humility), how he feels about what he does (passion), how he works with others (unity), how he makes others better (servanthood), and how he deals with frustration and success, truly learning from each situations (thankfulness). I believe those concepts are the essence of a good player, team, coach, or individual in any capacity in life.

  Dick Bennett

  Team, Real, Believe

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• When you are speaking to your team after a game, never talk about the kid who was the star of the game. Talk about what your other players did to help the team win. Be sure to spread the wealth... Then have individual meetings with one to three players to praise and reinforce. Make sure you touch them.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Stars, Team, Kids

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• Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.

  Don Meyer

  Hard Work, Successful, Worry

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• There is nothing more important than rebounding... don't just give it lip service.

  Don Meyer

  Giving, Coaching, Important

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• On how to make the game more exciting - Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.

  Al McGuire

  Inspirational, Funny, Gun

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• I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Team, Exercise, Practice

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• There is nothing wrong with dedication and goals, but if you focus on yourself, all the lights fade away and you become a fleeting moment in life.

  Pete Maravich

  Dedication, Light, Goal

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• I don't hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.

  Charles Barkley

  Hate, Minutes, Don't Hate

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• I believe a big part of leadership is about winning the moment.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Believe, Winning, Moments

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• With me and basketball, it became part of me.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  "Mike Krzyzewski on Vision". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.

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  It feels great to have my hard work pay off, especially when the fans made it hard for me.

  Steve Nash

  Hard Work, Fans, Pay

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• But, hey I did everything the right way and earned my spot in this game, nothing was given to me.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Motivational, Games, Hey

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

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• I'm just trying to grow. That's one thing I told myself is, 'Don't worry about who people say is the best player'.

  Kevin Durant

  Inspirational, Player, People

  "Quite the busy offseason for Durant". Interview with Sam Amick, www.si.com. September 24, 2011.

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• When our assists lead to baskets, that's us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.

  Tim Duncan

  Shots, Knocking, Baskets

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