Nba Quotes - Page 15

• You understand, you do not invent stuff on this team. Guys that invent stuff will not play for me. Make the easy play

  John Calipari

  Basketball, Team, Play

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• What do you do to help us win when you're not scoring baskets?

  John Calipari

  Basketball, Winning, Helping

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• When the legs go, the heart soon follows

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Heart, Legs

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• In all my years one thing has never changed; You win with serious, tough-minded players. That never changes

  Tom Thibodeau

  Basketball, Winning, Player

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• Basketball is a game of sacrificing yourself for the next guy, being a team that takes good shots, and taking the right shots

  David Blatt

  Basketball, Team, Sacrifice

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• I've always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I've been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.

  Larry Bird

  Jobs, Years, Might

  "Bird's Flight Path May End At Boston". articles.chicagotribune.com. February 14, 2000.

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• I recruit hungry kids who love the game and want to get better and feel they have more questions than answers

  Bo Ryan

  Basketball, Kids, Games

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• Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them

  Chuck Daly

  Basketball, Player, Roles

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• There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don't understand that

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, People, Better Off

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

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• Accept a loss as a learning experience, and never point fingers at your teammates

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Loss, Teammate

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• Success doesn't stop when you get there

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball

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• If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Trying, Obstacles

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

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• There have been times when I have failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Failing, Has Beens

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• Effort is fully replenishable. There is no need to save any of it. Leave every bit you have on the playing field

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Effort, Needs

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• You don't just be a team. You become a team. Through tough games you find that you need each other

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Team, Games

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• Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all members of the team

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Team, Goal

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• Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Player, Becoming

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• Never be ready to play yesterday. Being ready to play today is what's important

  Pat Riley

  Basketball, Play, Yesterday

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• Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you're never wrong?

  Pat Summitt

  Basketball, Mistake, Ifs

  Pat Summitt (1999). “Reach for the Summit”, p.192, Crown Business

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• We communicate all the time, even when we don't realize it. Be aware of body language

  Pat Summitt

  Basketball, Body, Language

  Pat Summitt (1999). “Reach for the Summit”, p.192, Crown Business

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• Discipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves

  Pat Summitt

  Basketball, Believe, Discipline

  Pat Summitt (1999). “Reach for the Summit”, p.75, Crown Business

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• The quality of the pass leads directly to the quality of the shot

  Pete Carril

  Basketball, Quality, Shots

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• Get the kids to understand that they shouldn't worry about who makes the shot, only whether or not the shot is made

  Pete Carril

  Basketball, Kids, Worry

  Pete Carril, Dan White (2004). “The Smart Take from the Strong: The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril”, p.116, U of Nebraska Press

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  You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves

  Phil Jackson

  Basketball, People, Inspire

  Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty (2013). “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success”, p.16, Penguin

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• The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive

  Phil Jackson

  Basketball, Greatness, Weakness

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