Basketball Motivation Quotes - Page 3

You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

Bobby Knight

Basketball, Sports, Athlete

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Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

John F. Kennedy

Inspirational, Leadership, Basketball

John F. Kennedy's Speech at the Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 17, 1960.

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I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Positive, Basketball

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

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You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

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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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Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

Michael Jordan

Motivational, Positive, Basketball

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I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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

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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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Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

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

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Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Michael Jordan

Basketball, Sports, Fun

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Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

Larry Bird

Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Wayne Gretzky

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.

Larry Bird

Inspirational, Success, Basketball

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

"I Can't Accept Not Trying : Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence". Book by Michael Jordan (p. 129), 1994.

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Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

Arnold Palmer

Inspirational, Sports, Hard Work

FaceBook post by Arnold Palmer from Oct 04, 2016

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You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

Jerry West

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

John Wooden

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

"The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'", www.espn.com. June 4, 2010.

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If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

John Wooden

Life, Positive, Basketball

"The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'", www.espn.com. June 4, 2010.

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Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

John Wooden

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.148, ReadHowYouWant.com

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My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

Michael Jordan, Walter Iooss, Mark Vancil (1995). “I'm back!: more rare air”, Harpercollins

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I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

Michael Jordan

Basketball, Inspiration, Athlete

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I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"Nike Culture : The Sign of the Swoosh". Book by Robert Goldman, Stephen Papson (p. 49), 1998.

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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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One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Basketball, Teamwork, Sports

Twitter post from Mar 27, 2013

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