Basketball Quotes - Page 4

• I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.

  Lou Holtz

  Motivational, Sports, Reality

  Lou Holtz (1990). “The Fighting Spirit: A Championship Season at Notre Dame”

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• This is the thing you dream about when you're a kid, even before getting into the league.

  Allen Iverson

  Dream, Kids, League

  Interview, www.insidehoops.com. February 14, 2004.

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• Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

  Phil Jackson

  Love, Inspirational, Sports

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

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• And winning is a huge thing for me.

  LeBron James

  Winning, Huge

  'The Decision', grantland.com. July 8, 2014.

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• My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.

  LeBron James

  Mom, Inspiration, Tough Times

  ESPN RISE interview, www.espn.com. October 1, 2001.

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• I laugh and joke, but I don't get distracted very easily.

  LeBron James

  Laughing, Distracted, Jokes

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• My role model was my grandfather. He instilled in me the feeling that no matter how successful you are you have a responsibility to help others.

  Kevin Johnson

  Motivational, Responsibility, Successful

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• If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and better.

  Magic Johnson

  Motivational, Attitude, Hard Work

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

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• The important thing is this Just because I'm doing well doesn't mean that they're going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.

  Magic Johnson

  Mean, People, Important

  "Magic Johnson pushes HIV awareness". Interview With Dr. Sanjay Gupta, www.cnn.com. November 24, 2004.

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• I tell you, it's funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.

  Magic Johnson

  Thinking, Medicine, Hiv

  "Magic Johnson pushes HIV awareness". Interview With Dr. Sanjay Gupta, www.cnn.com. November 24, 2004.

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• My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man, I am a vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That's the key I may be up early, but I'm in bed early too.

  Magic Johnson

  Men, Keys, Vegetables

  "Magic Johnson pushes HIV awareness". Interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, www.cnn.com. November 24, 2004.

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• As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.

  Michael Jordan

  Sports, Athlete, Starting Over

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• There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

  Michael Jordan

  Believe, Player, Perfect

  "For the Love of the Game: My Story". Book by Michael Jordan, www.slate.com. 1998.

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• When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals.

  Michael Jordan

  Champion, Fundamentals, World

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• I think it's imperative to follow your heart and choose a profession you're passionate about, and if you haven't found that 'spark' yet, if you're not sure what you want to do with your lives - be persistent until you do.

  Steve Kerr

  Motivational, Heart, Thinking

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• Hard work does pay, and you just have to continue to work, and you got two guys, when you're talking about Gary and myself, we have a God-given talent, but we worked at it and we're happy to be where we are today.

  Jason Kidd

  Hard Work, Two, Talking

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• I think we're going in the right direction.

  Jason Kidd

  Thinking, Right Direction

  "Kidd Not Ready to Give His Allegiance to Nets" by Jason Diamos, www.nytimes.com. December 19, 2004.

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• I've got to play free agency out, and I've got to look at all of my options.

  Jason Kidd

  Agency, Play, Looks

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• All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.

  Bobby Knight

  Education, Sports, Learning

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• I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.

  Bobby Knight

  Inspirational, Four, Importance

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• Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.

  Yao Ming

  Ideas, Fortune Cookie, Cookies

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

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• I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is a pretty classic tale.

  Steve Nash

  Adversity, Gone, Classic

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• I am a huge believer in giving back and helping out in the community and the world. Think globally, act locally I suppose. I believe that the measure of a person's life is the affect they have on others.

  Steve Nash

  Motivational, Believe, Thinking

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• Anytime you play a finalist it's going to be a challenge.

  Steve Nash

  Reality, Play, Challenges

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• My best move is probably my pull up jump shot.

  Steve Nash

  Moving, Pull Ups, Shots

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