I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.
You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.
Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.
Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.
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.
I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.
A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play.
It's not how big you are, it's how big you play.
When it's played the way is supposed to be played, basketball happens in the air; flying, floating, elevated above the floor, levitating the way oppressed peoples of this earth imagine themselves in their dreams.
We win because we play together as a team.
The two ingredients in success in basketball are playing hard and playing intelligently.
If you're not talking, you're not playing defense
It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.
You play with your soul as well as your body.
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.
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.
Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself.
Play off your great player... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him.
I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.
In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball.
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
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.
Confidence allows you to progress in something you're attempting to accomplish, whether it's playing basketball or baseball or whether it's trying to succeed in business.
I started playing baseball and soccer. Those were my sports on the streets and in school when I was growing up. I didn't even start playing basketball until I was 14.
I've always thought that my exposure to competitive sports helped me a great deal in the operating room. It teaches you endurance, and it teaches you how to cope with defeat, and with complications of all sort. I think I'm a well-coordinated person, more than average, and I think that came through my interest in sports, and athletics... Playing basketball you have to make decisions promptly, and that's true in the operating room as well.
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