Basketball And Life Quotes

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

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

I believe that the measure of a person’s life is the affect they have on others.

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.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.

What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

My heroes are and were my parents. I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes.

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

I don’t need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don’t excite me. I am just glad I have the game of basketball in my life.

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.

You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

Basketball is a team game. But that doesn’t mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.

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