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“I'm not a young jitterbug anymore. When I was a young jitterbug, I never won. I didn't start winning until I got older. The older I get, the wiser I get. You just have to play it smart.”

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Author:Shaquille O'Neal

“I don't have a lot of experience running basketball teams.I'm just trying to get smart enough even to understand everything going on. As much of a fan as I am, I haven't played the game since ninth-grade. If you told me when I bought the team that there were 12 kinds of pick and rolls, I would've told you I have no frickin' clue about that.”

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Author:Steve Ballmer

“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.”

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Author:Michael Jordan

“I definitely don't want to run any 5K races anytime soon. I can work out pretty hard as far as intensity. But as far as playing basketball or anything high impact, it's probably not smart for me to do.”

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Author:Prince Fielder

“The guy, Magic Johnson, built a business empire and you don't do that just because you have a pretty smile. The guy is definitely a smart guy, knows what he's doing. He's a basketball genius. So to downplay that and disrespect that, I thought it was stereotyping him way too much.”

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Author:Mychal Thompson

“I've got to give Larry Bird his due; he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart.”

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Author:Dennis Rodman

“Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.”

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Book:Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle

Source: Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle

“I know the Virginia players are smart because you need a 1500 SAT to get in. I have to drop bread crumbs to get our players to and from class”

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Author:George Raveling