Motivational Basketball Quotes

Champions have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

College coaches measure success in championships. High School coaches measure success to titles. Youth coaches measure success in smiles.

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.

It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.

Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.

If you are honest with yourself and can look into a mirror and believe that you have given 100 percent, you should feel proud. If you cannot, then there is more work to be done.

Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.

You always have to give 100%,because if you don't someone, somewhere will give 100% and they will beat you when you meet.

Success is not an accident, success is actually a choice.

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.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

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

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.

Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.

Me shooting 40% at the foul line is just God's way to say nobody's perfect.

Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits.

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

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.

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 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.

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

Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.

Nobody's more important than the team.

You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.

It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.

The will must be stronger than the skill.

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision.

Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them-a desire, a dream, a vison.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Always acknowledge hustle plays in practice.

Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.

It is not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

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

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success.