100 basketball quotes to inspire and motivate:
1.
"Basketball is not just a game,
it's a lifestyle." – Unknown
2.
"Hard work beats talent when
talent doesn’t work hard." – Tim Notke
3.
"I can accept failure, but I
can’t accept not trying." – Michael Jordan
4.
"The more you sweat in
practice, the less you bleed in battle." – Unknown
5.
"Basketball is a beautiful game
when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat." – Dean Smith
6.
"Success is no accident. It is
hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love
of what you are doing or learning to do." – Pele
7.
"You miss 100% of the shots you
don’t take." – Wayne Gretzky
8.
"Basketball is a game of
mistakes. Whoever makes the most mistakes usually loses." – John Wooden
9.
"The best way to predict your
future is to create it." – Abraham Lincoln
10.
"In basketball, you can’t get
too high or too low, because the game has a way of humbling you." –
Unknown
11.
"Talent wins games, but
teamwork and intelligence win championships." – Michael Jordan
12.
"Winning takes precedence over
all. There’s no gray area. No almosts." – Kobe Bryant
13.
"The only way to prove that
you’re a good sport is to lose." – Ernie Banks
14.
"A champion is someone who gets
up when he can’t." – Jack Dempsey
15.
"The harder you work, the
harder it is to surrender." – Vince Lombardi
16.
"Basketball doesn’t build
character, it reveals character." – Unknown
17.
"The difference between a good
player and a great player is the ability to rise when the pressure is on."
– Unknown
18.
"You have to be able to accept
failure to get better." – LeBron James
19.
"There’s no ‘I’ in team but
there is in win." – Michael Jordan
20.
"Don’t measure yourself by what
you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your
ability." – John Wooden
21.
"You have to play this game like
somebody just hit your mother with a two-by-four." – Bill Russell
22.
"A winner is a dreamer who
never gives up." – Nelson Mandela
23.
"If you are not working for the
future, you are working for the past." – Unknown
24.
"Good, better, best. Never let
it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best." – Tim Duncan
25.
"There’s no limit to what you
can do when you’re willing to do whatever it takes." – Unknown
26.
"It’s not about the shoes, it’s
about what you do in them." – Michael Jordan
27.
"You’re never a loser until you
quit trying." – Mike Ditka
28.
"Everything is earned, not
given." – Kobe Bryant
29.
"The key to success is
failure." – Michael Jordan
30.
"Winners never quit, and
quitters never win." – Vince Lombardi
31.
"Champions are made from
something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision." –
Muhammad Ali
32.
"Basketball is a game of
rhythm. If you have the right rhythm, everything else falls into place." –
Unknown
33.
"It’s not the size of the dog
in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog." – Archie Griffin
34.
"Good players want to be
coached. Great players want to be challenged." – Pat Riley
35.
"Basketball is like war in that
offensive weapons are developed first, and it’s the defense that wins the
wars." – Red Auerbach
36.
"You can’t be afraid to fail.
It’s the only way you succeed." – LeBron James
37.
"The harder you work for
something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it." – Unknown
38.
"I’ve failed over and over and
over again in my life, and that is why I succeed." – Michael Jordan
39.
"The game of basketball is one
of the most exciting and challenging games in the world." – Unknown
40.
"Teamwork makes the dream
work." – John C. Maxwell
41.
"I never wanted to be the next
Michael Jordan. I only wanted to be Kobe Bryant." – Kobe Bryant
42.
"The secret to winning is
constant, consistent management." – Tom Landry
43.
"The only place where success
comes before work is in the dictionary." – Vidal Sassoon
44.
"Basketball is about the
players, but it’s also about the fans." – Michael Jordan
45.
"When you’re passionate about
something, it shows." – Kobe Bryant
46.
"Leadership is not about being
in charge. It’s about taking care of those in your charge." – Simon Sinek
47.
"There is no such thing as a
perfect basketball player, and I don’t believe there is only one greatest
player either." – Michael Jordan
48.
"What you do today can improve
all your tomorrows." – Ralph Marston
49.
"Don’t let the noise of others’
opinions drown out your own inner voice." – Steve Jobs
50.
"Dream as if you’ll live
forever. Live as if you’ll die today." – James Dean
51.
"The only limit to our
realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today." – Franklin D. Roosevelt
52.
"If you want to go fast, go
alone. If you want to go far, go together." – African proverb
53.
"It’s not about being the best,
it’s about being better than you were yesterday." – Unknown
54.
"The only time success comes
before work is in the dictionary." – Vince Lombardi
55.
"I don’t play for stats, I play
for the team." – Kevin Durant
56.
"The road to success and the
road to failure are almost exactly the same." – Colin R. Davis
57.
"A great player doesn’t just
have great plays, they have great moments." – Unknown
58.
"Talent is a gift, but
character is a choice." – John Wooden
59.
"Play every game like it’s your
last." – Kobe Bryant
60.
"The best way to predict your
future is to create it." – Peter Drucker
61.
"It’s not about how big you
are, it’s about how big you play." – Unknown
62.
"Always be yourself, express
yourself, have faith in yourself." – Bruce Lee
63.
"The goal is not to be perfect
by the end, the goal is to be better today." – Simon Sinek
64.
"A leader is one who knows the
way, goes the way, and shows the way." – John C. Maxwell
65.
"When you’re focused on
winning, nothing is impossible." – Michael Jordan
66.
"Success is the sum of small
efforts, repeated day in and day out." – Robert Collier
67.
"Failure is not falling down
but refusing to get up." – Chinese proverb
68.
"Practice like you’ve never
won. Play like you’ve never lost." – Michael Jordan
69.
"The pain you feel today will
be the strength you feel tomorrow." – Unknown
70.
"No one ever drowned in
sweat." – Lou Holtz
71.
"To be the best, you’ve got to
beat the best." – Ric Flair
72.
"Basketball is just a game, but
winning is everything." – Unknown
73.
"Pressure is something you feel
when you don’t know what you’re doing." – Chuck Noll
74.
"You play the game the way you
practice." – Bobby Knight
75.
"I’ve never had a bad day in my
life playing basketball." – Allen Iverson
76.
"The difference between
ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra." – Jimmy Johnson
77.
"Basketball is a team sport.
You have to think as a unit." – Unknown
78.
"Talent wins games, but
teamwork and intelligence win championships." – Michael Jordan
79.
"Every champion was once a
contender that refused to give up." – Rocky Balboa
80.
"Confidence is contagious, and
so is lack of confidence." – Vince Lombardi
81.
"Champions keep playing until
they get it right." – Billie Jean King
82.
"There are no shortcuts to
success. Only hard work, dedication, and sacrifice." – Unknown
83.
"Greatness is earned, not
given." – Unknown
84.
"Being afraid of failure is the
greatest failure of all." – John Wooden
85.
"You can’t put a limit on
anything. The more you dream, the farther you get." – Michael Phelps
86.
"I don’t want to be the next
Michael Jordan, I want to be the first Kobe Bryant." – Kobe Bryant
87.
"Sports do not build character.
They reveal it." – Heywood Broun
88.
"Your biggest opponent is
you." – Unknown
89.
"Without teamwork, we’re
nothing." – Unknown
90.
"Greatness is not measured by
what you accomplish, but by the obstacles you overcome." – Unknown
91.
"It’s not the years in your
life that count, it’s the life in your years." – Abraham Lincoln
92.
"Every day is a new opportunity
to improve." – Unknown
93.
"A player who makes a team
great is more valuable than a great player." – John Wooden
94.
"Winning is the only thing that
matters." – Vince Lombardi
95.
"In basketball, as in life, the
goal is to never give up." – Unknown
96.
"Your success in life is
determined by your ability to handle rejection." – Unknown
97.
"The difference between a
successful person and others is not lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge,
but rather a lack in will." – Vince Lombardi
98.
"A true champion knows how to
win, but more importantly, how to lose." – Unknown
99.
"Life is 10% what happens to
you and 90% how you react to it." – Charles R. Swindoll
100.
"Basketball is a team game. You
can’t do it all alone." – Unknown
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