Motivational Basketball Quotes - Page 6

Nobody's more important than the team.

Rejean Houle

Teamwork, Motivational Sports, Athlete

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They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the best.

Red Auerbach

Basketball, Winning, Player

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What you specifically teach is what your players will do best.

Dick Bennett

Basketball, Player, Coaching

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If you don't hold your team accountable then you will lose credibility and your team will be spoiled.

John Brady

Basketball, Team, Coaching

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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

Basketball, Motivational Sports, Thinking

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

James Naismith

Basketball, Needs, Invention

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Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing.

Vince Lombardi

Volleyball, Business, Inspirational Life

Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.25, Thomas Nelson Inc

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Defense doesn't break down on the help, it breaks down on the recovery.

Chuck Daly

Basketball, Recovery, Coaching

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False Hustle = cheap fouls, lunging, reaching, etc.

Billy Donovan

Basketball, Coaching, Hustle

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

Jim Harrick

Basketball, People, Coaching

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Praise your kids. Inspire and motivate your players with praise. Ten years from now it won't matter what your record was. Will your kids love you or hate you?

Jim Harrick

Basketball, Hate, Love You

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Prepare for every game like you just lost your last game.

Lon Kruger

Basketball, Games, Coaching

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If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you. You haven't done much today.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Basketball, Running, Yesterday

Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev, Green Cross International (2011). “Mikhail Gorbachev: Prophet of Change : from the Cold War to a Sustainable World”, p.322, CLAIRVIEW BOOKS

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Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.

Mike Krzyzewski

Basketball, Team, Practice

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Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning.

Don Meyer

Basketball, Winning, Coaching

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When you watch the game, be a student of the game.

Don Meyer

Basketball, Games, Coaching

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When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.

Don Meyer

Basketball, Heart, Coaching

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

Don Meyer

Basketball, Hard Work, Successful

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Every day you teach attitude.

Don Meyer

Basketball, Attitude, Coaching

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Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.

Don Meyer

Basketball, Team, Player

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Simplify the game as much as possible. When you add, you must subtract.

Don Meyer

Basketball, Games, Coaching

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It is not what you teach, but what you emphasize.

Don Meyer

Basketball, Coaching, Teach

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All really successful coaches have a system.

Jim Valvano

Basketball, Successful, Coaching

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Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself.

Mike Krzyzewski

Basketball, Winning, Play Hard

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You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.

Larry Bird

Basketball, Missing, Shots

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