Quotes about basketball
basketball
Basketball is like Religion. Many attend but few understand. Scott Skiles
basketball soccer sports
When I was a kid, I was always an athlete. I played a lot of sports. I played football, basketball, baseball and soccer. Scott Caan
basketball kids years
I tell the young kids, you have eight or nine months of the year to play basketball and the rest of the year you can relax. So, you've got to be ready. It doesn't last forever. Ray Allen
basketball get-better half
When you work on getting better at something, don't do it half speed Ray Allen
basketball games good-coaches
A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life. Michael Josephson
basketball school player
I think school is very important and I personally had a great experience at North Carolina, which helped shape me as a basketball player and a person. Every once in a while, you will have a player who can make the jump and have an immediate impact on the professional level, but most of the players who come out would absolutely benefit from going to college. Michael Jordan
basketball teacher father
Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach – he was my mentor, my teacher, my second father. Coach was always there for me whenever I needed him and I loved him for it. In teaching me the game of basketball, he taught me about life. My heart goes out to Linnea and their kids. We've lost a great man who had an incredible impact on his players, his staff and the entire UNC family. Michael Jordan
basketball business opportunity
I viewed it as a business, but I always viewed it as a game. An opportunity to show my skills, my basketball skills, amongst the best in the world. Michael Jordan
basketball player thinking
Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player I can be? Michael Jordan
basketball passion games
I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's truly for the love of the game of basketball. Michael Jordan
basketball thinking utah
I was in Chicago in 1994 and at this time I had no thoughts of coming back and playing the game of basketball, Bryon Russell came over to me and said, "Why'd you quit? You know I could guard you." When I did come back in 1995 and we played Utah in '96, I'm at the center circle and Bryon Russell is standing next to me. I said, "You remember what you said in 1994 about, 'I think I can guard you, I can shut you down, I would love to play against you?' Well, you're about to get your chance. Michael Jordan
basketball mean kids
Because I want every kid to be viewed as a person rather than as a member of a certain race does not mean that I'm not black enough. . . . Do they want me to be positive just for black kids and negative for everybody else? Michael Jordan
basketball people higher
People can fly. Some people fly higher than others, that's all. Michael Jordan
basketball learning science
I heave the basketball; I know it sails in a parabola, exhibiting perfect symmetry, which is interrupted by the basket. It's funny, but it is always interrupted by the basket. Michael Jordan
basketball games light
Basketball isn't just about the bright lights, packed arenas and highlight reels. Basketball is a way of life. Basketball is a relationship between you and the ball, you and your teammates. If you love the game, nobody can take that from you. Michael Jordan
basketball jobs
Basketball isn't my job. Michael Jordan
basketball growing-up inspiration
My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when I was growing up and his skill with the basketball and dedication to the game were an inspiration not only to me, but to kids all around the world. Michael Jordan
basketball sports athlete
As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day. Michael Jordan
basketball privileged
I am privileged to have played basketball. Michael Jordan
basketball real looks
Sometimes I wonder what it will be like to look back on all this. Whether it will seem real. Michael Jordan
basketball thinking nba
Even though, physically, I can't do it, the mind says, 'Yeah, I can still do it,' and I still think I can do it better than most in the NBA, … Driven From Within. Michael Jordan
basketball sports simple
The NBA is the strongest professional sports league in the world. The league and the game is bigger than any one person, Michael Jordan included, and they always will be. I hope that today players, especially our young players, continue to recognize that simple fact. Nothing is more important than the game itself and the fans who support it. Michael Jordan
basketball sorry ends
I'm sorry to see it end. Michael Jordan
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Success doesn't stop when you get there Michael Jordan
basketball failing has-beens
There have been times when I have failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail Michael Jordan
basketball pain motivation
Maybe it’s my own fault. Maybe I led you to believe it was easy when it wasn’t. Maybe I made you think my highlights started at the free throw line, and not in the gym. Maybe I made you think that every shot I took was a game winner. That my game was built on flash, and not fire. Maybe it’s my fault that you didn’t see that failure gave me strength; that my pain was my motivation. Maybe I led you to believe that basketball was a God given gift, and not something I worked for every single day of my life. Maybe I destroyed the game. Or maybe you’re just making excuses. Michael Jordan
basketball loss teammate
Accept a loss as a learning experience, and never point fingers at your teammates Michael Jordan
basketball determination pushing
I can never stop working hard. Each day I feel that I have to improve. Hardwork...Determination...I gotta keep pushing myself. Michael Jordan
basketball jobs team
A long list. From getting cut from the high school basketball team, to getting fired from jobs, getting credit cards rejected and cut up. Rejection has only been a distraction, not a roadblock. “Every no gets me closer to a yes,” was the saying I used to use. Mark Cuban
basketball football player
I feel like I'm a basketball player in a football uniform. Terrell Owens
basketball moving play
Probably the most important aspect of individual defensive play is the 'close-out.' This approach to the ball should be made in a 'step-drag action' with advanced foot moving forward first and then the back foot in a boxer's type shuffling of the feet. Tex Winter
basketball pride play
Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else. Tex Winter
basketball hustle ifs
There is no substitution for hustle, and if you don't hustle there will be substitution Tex Winter