Nba Quotes - Page 3

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

  James Naismith

  Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

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• Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Responsibility, Winning

  "Duke of the Court". Interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.

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• Each game is an opportunity to be on a great stage and be a witness for Christ. When I step on the floor, people should know who I represent, who I believe in.

  Stephen Curry

  Christian, Believe, Opportunity

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• Young people need models, not critics.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Youth Of Today, People

  John Wooden, Jack Tobin, Bill Walton (2004). “They Call Me Coach”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• I don't complain about playing time. My job is to play so well the coach can't sit me.

  Shane Battier

  Basketball, Jobs, Play

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• Not a game, not a game... practice.

  Allen Iverson

  Funny, Practice, Games

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• You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Basketball, Motivational Sports

  "The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'", www.espn.com. June 4, 2010.

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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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• A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Team, Hands

  "Duke of the Court". Interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.

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  You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

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• Perfection is impossibility but striving for perfection is not. Do the best you can. That is what counts.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Perfection, Coaching

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• Push yourself to keep improving or you'll stay as close to the bottom as you are to the top

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Push Yourself, Bottom

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• The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman.

  LeBron James

  Firsts, Court, First Time

  "Los Angeles fires dig at Mohamed Al Fayed and Michael Jackson statue" by Giles Richards, www.theguardian.com. April 9, 2011.

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• I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Basketball, Real

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• Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Basketball, Leader, Needs

  "Duke of the Court". Interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.

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• David Stern should get with the mothers of the NBA and let the moms decide what the dress code should be. I asked my mother if I could wear a chain, and she told me yeah. So I do stuff that my parents allow me to do.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Mom, Mother

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• Nobody thought that I was going to make it to the NBA. I only had a couple of believers growing up.

  Dwight Howard

  Growing Up, Couple, Believer

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Basketball, Teacher

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• If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.

  Dean Smith

  Inspirational, Funny, Basketball

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• 1. Be on time. 2. Never criticize a teammate. 3. Never use profanity.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Use, Teammate

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• A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your friends are going out, you're going to the gym, those are the sacrifices that you have to make if you want to be an NBA basketball player.

  Jason Kidd

  Motivational, Basketball, Morning

  FaceBook post by Jason Kidd from Dec 01, 2011

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• We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees.

  Jason Kidd

  Teamwork, Sports, Witty

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• The guys who take shortcuts, who aren't ready, they fail when their opportunity comes

  Tom Thibodeau

  Basketball, Opportunity, Guy

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• If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It's very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that's never been more clearly evident than in today's NBA game.

  Julius Erving

  Basketball, Games, Competition

  "The Wondrous Dr. J". The Academy of Achievement Interview in Las Vegas, Nevada, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.

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• It feels good. It's not bad for somebody who can't shoot.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Feel Good, Feels

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