“If I was going to get beat up, I wanted to be indoors where it was warm.” IfsWantedBasketballBeatsWarmNba Author:Tom Heinsohn
“This really isn't a game we really should be proud of. This game is liking taking your kids to the zoo. You're supposed to take your kids to the zoo. You're a father. So a team like that, we're supposed to beat them like this.” ShouldKidsFatherGamesWinningTeamProudBasketballBeatsBe ProudZoos Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Probably a lack of concentration. I always hit them during practice. I just need to concentrate. Even though I should a lousy percentage, I beat a lot of teams from the line. You have to have mechanics. But see, what people don't know about my wrists is my wrists don't go all the way back. My wrists are crooked and don't go all the way back. I've been practicing and working on them. You can't do everything good.” PeopleKnowsWayNeedsShouldLinesPracticeTeamBasketballBeatsConcentrationMechanicPercentagesCrookedWristsFree Throw Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I don't get tired. I get beat up. You keep chopping on a tree, you need to give the tree some rest so the chlorophyll will fill back up and the tree gets its energy back.” NeedsGivingEnergyTreeBasketballBeatsTiredChopping Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'll beat you up right now if you want me to.” IfsWantRight NowBasketballBeatsWant MeYou Want MeIf You Want Me Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“They want to beat the Don Dadda. It means, 'The Man.'” MenWantMeanHe ManBasketballBeats Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'm one year older, one year sexier - one more, baby. For me, it's all about the bigger picture. We want to win the whole thing. We've got to beat whoever is in our way.” WayWantYearsWholeWinningBabyBasketballBeatsBiggerBigger Picture Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'm dominant every night. I come in every night and get beat up. I never make a face when they try to flagrant or hack-a-Shaq me, because I'm not from this planet. Earthlings don't faze me.” TryingFacesNightPlanetsBasketballBeatsEvery NightDominantPlanet EarthHacksShaq Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“One thing you can't beat in this world is time. I learnt that the hard way. You can't play basketball forever. You can't play football forever. You can't bodybuild forever. I mean you CAN do it, but not at a high level against younger guys who have more time and have not reached their peaks yet. There's only so much the body can do and once you're done, you can't go back in time.” WorldWayMeanHardDonePlayBodyGuyCan DoLevelsForeverOne ThingThis WorldFootballBasketballBeatsMore TimeYou Can Do ItHigh LevelHard WayBack In TimeGo Back In Time Author:Ronnie Coleman
“When I'm smiling and having fun, that's when you should have a problem. If I'm out there frowning and looking mean, that's when you know you've beat me - because I'm not having fun. I've been playing basketball since I was three. Everybody since I was three tried to tell me to stop smiling. Even my dad. My dad apologized to me when I was ten.” IfsKnowsShouldMeanProblemThreeFunDadTenBasketballBeatsShould HaveMy DadHaving FunFrowningPlaying Basketball Author:Dwight Howard
“I begged my mom for a beat machine, she spent a crazy amount of money - so there were no more Christmases, no more basketball camps, no more birthday gifts. I always knew that's what I wanted to do.” WantedCrazyMomAmountBasketballBeatsMachinesMy MomCamps Author:J. Cole
“I was really fortunate. I don't believe in luck so I was really fortunate. God really blessed me in terms of my health. ... I was really healthy. But I tried to do my part in terms of preparation, in terms of perseverance. I tried to do my part to make sure that I was always ready to play and try to stay ahead of the game. I tried to beat people with my mind. I wasn't the biggest or the one that jumped the highest, but I had a real high basketball IQ and I knew it. ... I was a student of game and tried to prepare and be professional and have a good attitude. All of those things helped me have a long career.” PeopleTryingMindBelieveLongRealPlayGamesTermAttitudeCareersStudentsReadyHealthyBasketballHighestBeatsBlessedLuckPerseveranceDon't BelievePreparationFortunateGood AttitudeLong CareersAhead Of The Game Author:Avery Johnson
“In basketball, you can be the greatest individual player in the world and still lose every game, because a team will always beat an individual.” WorldStillsGamesIndividualLosesPlayerTeamBasketballBeats Author:Bill Walton
“I wasn't real quick, and I wasn't real strong. Some guys will just take off and it's like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.” MindRealGuyStrongBasketballBeatsFundamentalsLarryBasketball GameBasketball And Life Author:Larry Bird
“No matter what...ball made my heart beat faster, made me want to jump up and down and be Superman. That's what life was about anyway, being Superman and living like life itself was important. Basketball made my life important.” WantHeartMadeImportantMatterMy HeartBasketballBeatsBallsDown AndNo Matter WhatFasterUp And DownHeart Beat Author:Walter Dean Myers
“You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.” ThinkingBelieveLittlesLeadershipBasketballBeatsCoachingNbaRascals Author:Bear Bryant
“My approach to the game has been the same at all the places I've been. Vanilla. The sure way. That means, first of all, to win physically. If you got eleven on a field, and they beat the other eleven physically, they'll win. They will start forcing mistakes. They'll win in the fourth quarter.” IfsWayFirstsBelieveMeanHas BeensGamesWinningLeadershipMistakeFieldsBasketballApproachBeatsCoachingNbaQuartersFourthElevenVanillaPlaces I've BeenFourth Quarter Author:Bear Bryant
“There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.” WayWinningBeliefAttitudeBasketballBeatsConcreteFamous BasketballWinning Attitude Book:Reach for the Summit Source: Reach for the Summit
“The first shot does not beat you.” FirstsDoeBasketballBeatsShotsCoachingBasketball Coaching Author:Chuck Daly
“The mismatch is not what gets you beat. What gets you beat is giving up the uncontested, open shot.” GivingBasketballGiving UpBeatsShotsCoachingBasketball CoachingMismatch Author:Rick Majerus
“When you go out on the court whether it be for the championship or just a scrimmage, have confidence that your abilities and what you've learned in your drills are better than your opponent's. This does not mean you should disregard your opponent. Before taking the court for any game, you should do a lot of thinking about what you have to do to beat your opponent and what he must or can do to beat you.” ThinkingShouldMeanDoeGamesCan DoAbilityBasketballBeatsCourtOpponentsChampionshipDisregardHave ConfidenceDrills Author:Bob Pettit
“Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.” PlayTogetherIndividualPlayerTeamBasketballBeatsSuperiorsBasketball PlayerInspirational BasketballMotivational BasketballBasketball MotivationGood BasketballPlaying BasketballBasketball TeamworkPlaying Together Author:Jack Ramsay
“You always have to give 100%,because if you don't someone, somewhere will give 100% and they will beat you when you meet.” IfsLifeGivingActionBusinessBasketballBeatsInspirational BasketballMotivational BasketballBasketball MotivationGood BasketballBest Basketball Author:Ed Macauley
“I got an owner that looks out for me. You can't beat that.” LooksBasketballBeatsOwners Author:Carmelo Anthony