Nba Quotes

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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 sets the floor, character sets the ceiling

  Bill Belichick

  Basketball, Character, Ceilings

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• Every time I feel tired while I am exercising and training, I close my eyes to see that picture, to see that list with my name. This usually motivates me to work again.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Tired, Eye

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• Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

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• I'm no different than any other expendable player.

  Mo Williams

  Funny, Player, Different

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  Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

  Kobe Bryant

  Basketball, Opportunity, Challenges

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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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• You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last.

  Kobe Bryant

  Inspirational, Basketball, Practice

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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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• Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Fundamentals, Levels

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

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• I failed so therefore I succeed.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Succeed

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• Make every day your masterpiece.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Basketball, Coaching

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• Get the winners into the game.

  Bear Bryant

  Leadership, Basketball, Believe

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• Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you.

  Bill Belichick

  Basketball, Team, Mental Toughness

  "An Open Letter to White NFL Players" by Rae Witte, www.complex.com. October 10, 2016.

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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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• Live the moment for the moment.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Live In The Moment, Moments

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• It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice

  Kobe Bryant

  Basketball, Practice, Numbers

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• The key to success is failure

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Keys, Key To Success

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  Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.

  Dean Smith

  Basketball, Beautiful, Player

  Dean Smith, Gerald D. Bell, John Kilgo (2004). “The Carolina Way: Leadership Lessons from a Life in Coaching”, p.142, Penguin

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• I don't know what life is like, I don't know how regular people live. I just can never understand it. My first job was the NBA.

  Tracy McGrady

  Jobs, People, Life Is Like

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• The only important statistic is the final score.

  Bill Russell

  Basketball, Important, Finals

  "At 75, Russell still casts long shadow over All-Star circus" by Mark Woods, www.theguardian.com. February 16, 2009.

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• The NBA is becoming a global game.

  Dikembe Mutombo

  Games, Becoming

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• In 2001 we didn't have all the talent in the world, we just had me on offense and just a bunch of tough ass dudes, and a great coach in Larry Brown.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, World, Tough

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• I'm hungrier than those other guys out there. Every rebound is a personal challenge.

  Dennis Rodman

  Motivational, Basketball, Guy

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• Everyone wants to do what the great ones do; but very few are willing to do what they did to become great

  Jon Gordon

  Inspirational, Success, Basketball

  FaceBook post by Jon Gordon from Jun 05, 2013

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