Inspirational Quotes : Basketball
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I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.
Micheal Jordan
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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
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Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.
Pat Riley
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I used a lot of visualization in terms of who I would be guarding and who would be guarding me. When I was walking down the street for, say, lunch, I’d imagine those individuals in front of me. I’d imagine going around them.
Isaiah Thomas
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I would tell players to relax and never think about what’s at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you’ve lost your focus.
Micheal Jordan
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It’s what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.
Pat Riley
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In all the research you do as a coach, studying other coaches and championship-type situations, you find that all those teams combined talent with great defense. You’ve got to stop other teams to win.
Pat Riley
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As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don’t know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be.
Kobe Bryant
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I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.
Kobe Bryant
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Everything negative – pressure, challenges – are all an opportunity for me to rise.
Kobe Bryant
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You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.
Larry Bird
