Love And Basketball Quotes

• 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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• 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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• I love fashion as much as I love basketball! It is a great joy for me to express myself through designing my own collection.

  Hakeem Olajuwon

  Basketball, Fashion, Design

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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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  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 love basketball and I'm committed to it, but if I have to lock up my spirit because of basketball, it ain't worth it.

  Steve Nash

  Basketball, Locks, Spirit

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• I love basketball, but playing basketball doesn't fully define who I am. I was always a good student, too.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Basketball, Who I Am, Students

  Source: www.omnivoracious.com

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• He loves basketball. And I said Obama loves basketball. Let's start there, all right. Start there.

  Dennis Rodman

  Basketball, Politics, Said

  "Gene Sperling and Sen. Kelly Ayotte; Plus Dennis Rodman on His Trip to North Korea". 'This Week', abcnews.go.com. March 3, 2013.

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• I love basketball players for what they do for their size - so graceful.

  Warren Moon

  Basketball, Player, Size

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• My dream was to become a rec league coach. I love basketball so much, I love playing it, I just never thought I'd make it to college, NBA, or be standing up here today. It is a surreal feeling. So many people doubted me and motivated me. I failed so many times and got back up. I got through the toughest times with my family, but I'm still standing.

  Kevin Durant

  Inspirational, Basketball, Dream

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• Chick Hearn was my favorite broadcaster ever - he's the one who taught me to think basketball, how to love basketball.

  Bill Walton

  Inspirational, Basketball, Thinking

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• Chick Hearn taught me how to play basketball, how to think about basketball. He taught me how to love basketball.

  Roland Lazenby

  Basketball, Thinking, Play

  Roland Lazenby (2010). “Jerry West: The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon”, p.283, ESPN

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• I hated that perception that I didn't work hard, that I really don't love basketball.

  Dwight Howard

  Basketball, Hard Work, Perception

  Source: espn.go.com

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