Basketball Quotes

Basketball Quote of the day

To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not

We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

Yeah, I like cars and basketball. But you know what I like more? Bananas.

Get the big picture! See 2 Believe!

If you're a basketball player and you don't stop and take pictures with your fans, you can have an amazing game and everyone still loves you.

Basketball allowed me to revere my father without him knowing what I was up to. I took up basketball as a form of homage and mimicry.

Nervous means you want to play. Scared means you don't want to play.

I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven.

In any game, the game itself is the prize, no matter who wins, ultimately both lose the game.

Trying to take money out of politics is like trying to take jumping out of basketball.

I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.

Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team.

Basketball has consumed me since the age of 7 or 8. I don't know what I would do without it.

[On writing:] "There's a great quote by Julius Irving that went, 'Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing t

You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.

Who could better motivate Bill Russell than Bill Russell?

I worked every day - Christmas Eve, birthdays - trying to become a great basketball player. Everywhere I went, I had a basketball.

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

My swag was phenomenal.

I tried to teach them [his sons] that about the importance of self-discipline, and that the culture of yes is built on a foundation of no.

ESPN, is having the ability to foretell future outcomes in sports.

Champions never sleep, the eternal spirit keep them alert and awake.

I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women's basketball player.

It is not over. Champions extend their limits and make things happen.

[On writing:] "There's a great quote by Julius Irving that went, 'Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.'", March 25, 2007.)

My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.

Philippine culture was clearly different. It wasn't the fan's duty to remain aloof in the presence of stars

We old athletes carry the disfigurements and markings of contests remembered only by us and no one else. Nothing is more lost than a forgotten game.

I was into basketball, but then once I found contact sports, it was over. I never played basketball again in my life.

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.

Your limits are somewhere up there, waiting for you to reach beyond infinity.

Everyone has the fire, but the champions know when to ignite the spark.

Whirlyball is only the most awesome sport on the planet! It's like bumper cars plus lacrosse meets basketball.

Being in a wheelchair has made everyday things difficult. Things you wouldn't imagine. Like the looks I get at high school basketball games when they tell everyone to stand for the National Anthem.

The business always gets in the way of basketball.

Practice hard, Train hard, work hard and Play harder.

I'm a basketball player. That's what I do and what I love but that's just not all who I am. I'm talented in a lot of different areas.

To be a professional you have to act like one as well..

Basketball is not just a game its a way of living if you apply it to everyday life.

Anytime you're playing basketball, and you have a coach who you have to respect, you've got to be very disciplined.