Nba Quotes - Page 2

• Anything can happen with hard work and dedication

  Jerry West

  Basketball, Hard Work, Dedication

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• The same way you slow me down: … You can’t.

  LeBron James

  Nba Finals, Way

  "Warriors-Cavaliers: Nightly shows in offing as superstars collide" by Warriors-Cavaliers: Nightly shows in offing as superstars collide, www.sfgate.com. June 3, 2015.

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• Failure makes me work even harder.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Harder

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• I play every game like it's my last game. All that matters is that you go out there and play every game as if it was your last.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Games, Play

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  The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made.

  Tim Duncan

  Basketball, Sports, Sorry

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• If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit.Never quit!!!

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Basketball, Business

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• There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself.

  LeBron James

  Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

  InsideHoops.com Interview, www.insidehoops.com. June 14, 2003.

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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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  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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• Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.

  Michael Jordan

  Motivational, Basketball, Night

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• If you're not talking, you're not playing defense

  Doc Rivers

  Basketball, Talking, Defense

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• If you put everything together as far as my mind, my body, my game. If you put everything in one bottle, this is probably the best I've been.

  LeBron James

  Games, Mind, Together

  "LeBron James says of game: 'This is probably the best I've been'" by Dave McMenamin, www.espn.com. June 2, 2015.

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• This ain't the Girl Scouts. This ain't the Boy Scouts. This is the NBA.

  Kevin Garnett

  Girl, Boys, Boy Scout

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• If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Hard Work Pays Off, Shortcuts

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• Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Sports, Want

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• I take everything I learned from the streets and put it in my NBA game.

  Allen Iverson

  Games, Streets

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• Working hard is one thing, but working hard with purpose is what separates the good from the great

  Thad Matta

  Basketball, Purpose, One Thing

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• Sometimes you will hate me because I will tell you the truth about your game. And the truth can hurt/humble you

  Doc Rivers

  Basketball, Hurt, Hate

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• Basketball is not played simply with X's and O's. It's played with both trust and confidence.

  Isiah Thomas

  Basketball

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• I've never lost a game I just ran out of time.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Sports, Games

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• The greatest compliment to any player is he is a great teammate. We can't all be great players, but we can all be great teammates

  Jay Bilas

  Basketball, Player, Teammate

  Jay Bilas (2013). “Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court”, p.28, Penguin

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• Happiness begins where selfishness ends.

  John Wooden

  Motivational, Basketball, Ucla

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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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• Everything happens for a reason. I'm used to it, I prepare for it. Like I say, at the end of the day, those in charge of their own destiny are going to do what's right for them and their family.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

  Interview with the media, www.insidehoops.com. 2004.

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• You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive

  Pat Summitt

  Basketball, Rooms, Persons

  Pat Summitt (1999). “Reach for the Summit”, p.193, Crown Business

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