Basketball Team Quotes - Page 2

• The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

  Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.70, Thomas Nelson Inc

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  The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.71, Thomas Nelson

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• The better conditioned team will probably win in the long run.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Running, Team

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• The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• One man cannot make a team.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Motivational, Basketball, 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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• I was in the right place at the right time.

  Mel Allen

  Photography, Perseverance, Good Luck

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

  Bobby Knight

  Basketball, Sports, Athlete

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• The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.

  Jerry Tarkanian

  Basketball, Sports, Teamwork

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• What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.

  John Wooden

  Life, Basketball, Motivational Sports

  John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.29, B&H Publishing Group

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• The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

  Bill Russell

  Basketball, Motivational Sports, Block

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• Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better

  John Wooden

  Champion, Get Better, Complaining

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• We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

  Will Durant

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.

  James Naismith

  Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

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  What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

  Dean Smith

  Inspiring, Basketball, Sports

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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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• The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

  Joe Paterno

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.

  Phil Jackson

  Basketball, Sports, Balls

  "How Watching Football Can Make You More Spiritual" by Suzanne Gerber, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 3, 2013.

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• It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Winning, Balls

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• Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

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

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Team, Practice

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• Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Essays "Circles" (1841)

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• I was captain of the volleyball team and the basketball team, and I ran track.

  Sarah Shahi

  Basketball, Volleyball, Team

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• This team is one execution away from being a very good basketball team.

  Doc Rivers

  Basketball, Sports, Team

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