Quotes about basketball
basketball running player
Deep down, your players must know you care about them. This is the most important thing. I could never get away with what I do if the players feel I didn't care for them. They know, in the long run, I'm in their corner. Bo Schembechler
basketball blame frustrated mike playing type win
We are all frustrated. Mike is frustrated and I don't blame him. We are not playing the type of basketball to win a championship.
basketball baseball football
Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You "take in" a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying. Charles Krauthammer
basketball successful organization
How do you build a successful organization or culture? It's the people. The people part, in business and basketball, is huge. Bob Myers
basketball believe winning
Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players. Billy Donovan
basketball player skills
As players see themselves getting better through skill sessions, they will want to get in the gym more
basketball prove feels
If you don't feel you have something to prove every day, you'll never improve
basketball coaching hustle
False Hustle = cheap fouls, lunging, reaching, etc.
basketball rebound ifs
If I can't expect someone to be accountable off the floor, how can I expect them to guard a pick and roll? Or get a rebound?
basketball sports new-york
What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times. Bill Russell
basketball sports country
I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country.
basketball important made
The most important thing to me is the friends that I've made.
basketball player people
People say it was the greatest individual rivalry they've ever seen. I agree with that. Let me assure you that if either Wilt's or Russ' coach had ever told one of them he couldn't guard the other guy, he would have lost that player forever.
basketball successful loss
The morale and the camaraderie that we had for one another earlier in the year is starting to come under duress because of all the losses. Some of the guys are feeling the pressure now from the last year when they were not successful.
basketball team important
Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.
basketball running two
The last five or six days, I've been running. The last two days, I've been running pretty hard. Everybody's got to be someplace.
basketball hands balls
Don't knock the ball in the stands, keep it in your hands!
basketball important finals
The only important statistic is the final score.
basketball kids enough
We couldn't sustain it. And they got a lot of kids that can shoot. We just couldn't close out well enough.
basketball athlete durability
Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
basketball team reading
I think what has happened to our basketball team, we've been badly distracted. They're not reading too many positive things in the paper.
basketball pain motivation
Heart in champions has to do with the depth of our motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure - that is, being able to do what you do best under maximum pain and stress.
basketball player atmosphere
What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.
basketball games guy
Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him
basketball real smart
After I played him for the first time, I said 'Let's see. He's four or five inches taller. He's 40 or 50 pounds heavier. His vertical leap is at least as good as mine. He can get up and down the floor as well as I can. And he's smart. The real problem with all this is I have to show up.
basketball psychology killers
You got to have the killer instinct. If you do not have it, forget about basketball and go into social psychology or something. If you sometimes wonder if you've got it, you ain't got it. No pussycats, please.
basketball focus-and-concentration victory
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.
basketball believe play
If Shakespeare can compare all of life to a stage, maybe it's not odd to believe that part of the play can take place on a basketball court.
basketball people self-love
Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
basketball motivational-sports block
The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
basketball dream regret
Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.
basketball sports different
When you don't know that you don't know, it's a lot different than when you do know that you don't know. Bill Parcells
basketball team commitment
Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy