Nba Player Quotes

• Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. It's up in the air whether the same can be said of Keith Richards.

  Bill Walton

  Funny, Basketball, Player

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• I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Basketball, Player, Thinking

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• This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.

  Oscar Robertson

  Basketball, Player, Land

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• I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Motivational, Basketball, Children

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  Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• I don't need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don't excite me. I am just glad I have the game of basketball in my life.

  LeBron James

  Motivational, Basketball, Nba

  The InsideHoops Interview, www.insidehoops.com. June 14, 2003.

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• There is no 'i' in team but there is in win.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Basketball, Teamwork

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• Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Sports, Fun

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• If you're not doing what is best for your body, you are the one who lose.

  Julius Erving

  Fitness, Health, Loss

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• You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Basketball, Motivational Sports, Emotional

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• Do your best when no one is looking.

  Bob Cousy

  Basketball, Famous Basketball, Good Basketball

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• You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Basketball, Sports, Winning

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• Every time you compete, try harder to improve on your last performance. Give nothing short of your very best effort.

  Elgin Baylor

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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• Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Sports, Nba

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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

  Basketball, Kids, Hard Work

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• Everything happens for a reason. I'm used to it, I prepare for it. Like I say, at the end of the day, those in charge of their own destiny are going to do what's right for them and their family.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

  Interview with the media, www.insidehoops.com. 2004.

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• I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Motivational, Basketball, Dream

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• I learned at a young age to dribble with both hands, and that allows me to be more creative when I go against bigger and stronger opponents.

  Steve Nash

  Motivational, Basketball, Hands

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• I never thought a role model should be negative.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Role Models, Negative

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• You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.

  Charles Barkley

  Basketball, Sports, Rapper

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• I really don't like talking about diets.

  Bess Myerson

  Talking, Nba, Boston Celtics

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• I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.

  Michael Jordan

  Success, Basketball, Inspirational Sports

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• Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part.

  Elgin Baylor

  Basketball, Winning, Coaching

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• I've had enough success for two lifetimes, My success is talent put together with hard work and luck.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Motivational, Basketball, Work

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• Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Motivational, Basketball, Giving Up

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