Basketball Quotes - Page 38

• In the end, the game comes down to one thing: man against man. May the best man win.

  Sam Huff

  Inspirational, Sports, Athlete

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• I have a rule on my team: When we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Sports, Lying, Team

  "Duke of the Court". The Academy of Achievememnt Interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.

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• Don't let other people tell you what you want.

  Pat Riley

  Inspirational, Karma, Volleyball

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• I'm a firm believer in goal setting. Step by step. I can't see any other way of accomplishing anything.

  Michael Jordan

  Accomplishment, Goal, Way

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• Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down in any situation.

  Larry Bird

  Sports, Winning, Nba

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• I'd like to thank everyone who voted for me. And the one guy who didn't vote for me, thank you, too.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Inspirational, Sports, Guy

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• You might be a redneck if... your high school basketball game got rained out.

  Jeff Foxworthy

  Rain, School, Redneck

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• I know the Virginia players are smart because you need a 1500 SAT to get in. I have to drop bread crumbs to get our players to and from class

  George Raveling

  Smart, Silly, Player

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• You hit home runs not by chance, but by preparation.

  Roger Maris

  Motivational, Running, Home

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• ...Basketball doesn't care what color your skin is. It doesn't care what language you speak or what religion you practice. It doesn't care if you're big or small, fast or slow. It just asks you to play, to complete, to lose with dignity, to win humility.

  Jim Calhoun

  Humility, Winning, Color

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• No matter how good you are, at top pf your game, always remember that you're a half a step away from the street.

  Hubie Brown

  Games, Half, Matter

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• When you are passionate, you always have your destination in sight and you are not distracted by obstacles. Because you love what you are pursuing, things like rejection and setbacks will not hinder you in your pursuit. You believe that nothing can stop you!

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Believe, Sight, Rejection

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• My dad always had this little sign on his desk: 'The bigger your head is, the easier your shoes are to fill'. He really drilled that in.

  Phil Jackson

  Motivation, Dad, Shoes

  "Phil Jackson: What I've Learned" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. May 8, 2011.

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• Ability may get you to the top, nut it takes chracter to keep you there - mental, moral, and physical.

  John Wooden

  Nuts, May, Moral

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• I've won at every level, except college and pro.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Winning, College, Levels

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• [My] career was sputtering until [I] did a 360 and got headed in the right direction.

  Tracy McGrady

  Careers, Funniest Sports, Dumb Sports

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• Aint nobody here think we could get no win but us

  Kenyon Martin

  Winning, Thinking

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• ...and that's what separates the professionals from the taxpayers

  Jason Kidd

  Taxpayers

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• Well, I don't remember all the names of all the clubs we went to

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Names, Clubs, Remember

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• Lotta people don't know where Utah is but it in Salt Lake.

  Karl Malone

  Lakes, Utah, People

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• My biggest thrill came the night Elgin Baylor and I combined for 73 points at Madison Square Garden. Elgin had 71 of them.

  Rod Hundley

  Night, Garden, Squares

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• I think I am upsetting the coach.

  Yao Ming

  Thinking, Upset, Coaches

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• Winning is the best deodorant.

  Jason Kidd

  Winning, Deodorant

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• It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston.

  Carmelo Anthony

  Funny, Nba, Work Out

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• I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.

  Magic Johnson

  Funny, Play, Two

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