Quotessence
Home / Topics / Basketball Quotes

Basketball Quotes

Browse 3440 quotes about Basketball.

Related topics

Basketball Quotes

“Competition is great for everyone. Sports can teach you so much at an early age, including camaraderie and sportsmanship. Competition aspect is something I've always been big on - I always wanted to compete in something. It was swimming for many years, then I moved on to basketball. I had to find a way to channel my competitive energy, so I'm lucky that basketball worked out for me.”

“What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.”

“I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

“If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

“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.”

“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”

“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.”

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”

“Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.”

“Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!”

“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.”

“I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.”

“Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.”

“You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.”

“Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.”

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

“If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.”

“Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.”

“My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.”

“If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve success.”

“When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle. If you do, someday the cellophane will crackle off a fresh pack, one that belongs to you, and the cards will be stacked in your favor.”

“If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.”

“There is no such thing as life in-between.”