Inspirational Basketball Quotes - Page 6

• I'm not the guy who's afraid of failure. I like to take risks, take the big shot and all that.

  Stephen Curry

  Guy, Risk, Bigs

  Source: espn.go.com

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• To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation

  Bobby Knight

  Basketball, Practice, Preparation

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• I've never been afraid of big moments. I get butterflies.. I get nervous and anxious, but I think those are all good signs that I'm ready for the moment.

  Stephen Curry

  Butterfly, Thinking, Nervous

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• The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need.

  James Naismith

  Basketball, Needs, Invention

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• They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.

  Magic Johnson

  Basketball, Killing, They Said

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• You can run a lot of plays when your X is twice as big as the other guys' O. It makes your X's and O's pretty good.

  Paul Westphal

  Inspirational, Basketball, Running

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• Basketball doesn't build character it reveals it.

  James Naismith

  Basketball, Character, Famous Basketball

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• If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Teamwork, Thinking

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

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• To do the right thing at the right season is a great art.

  Helio Gracie

  Basketball, Art, Mma

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• Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Practice, Nba

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• The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal.

  Dave DeBusschere

  Motivational, Basketball, Team

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• Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.

  Jack Ramsay

  Basketball, Team, Player

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• Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball. I didn't play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals. You've got to have them down before you can even think about playing.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, School, Thinking

  Larry Bird (1990). “Drive: The Story of My Life”, Bantam Books

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• I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Basketball, Fear

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• Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.

  Wilt Chamberlain

  Basketball, Sports, Famous Inspirational

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• Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.

  Phil Jackson

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

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• If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve success.

  Nastia Liukin

  Basketball, Sports, Athlete

  Twitter post from Jan 3, 2012

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• Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

  Bobby Knight

  Motivational, Leadership, Basketball

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

  Rick Pitino

  Basketball, Sports, Nba

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

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• A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.

  Jim Valvano

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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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

  Basketball, Sports, Lying

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

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  If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

  Michael Jordan

  Motivational, Basketball, Running

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

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• Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

  Michael Jordan

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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

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  Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

  Bo Jackson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  Bo Jackson, Dick Schaap (1990). “Bo knows Bo: the autobiography of a ballplayer”, Doubleday Books

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• Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.

  Pat Riley

  Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

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