Quotes about basketball
basketball sports coaching
Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer. Rick Pitino
basketball book light
The Leftovers is a great basketball book that shines a light on what true competitors can overcome with a solid work ethic. Tony Romo
basketball impact important
It's important to realize that words shape our beliefs and impact our actions. Tony Robbins
basketball commitment steps
Realize that the hardest step in achieving anything is making a true commitment.
basketball support identity
As we develop new beliefs about who we are, our behavior will change to support the new identity.
basketball problem solutions
In life, never spend more than 10 percent of your time on the problem, and spend at least 90 percent of your time on the solution.
basketball positive-thinking belief
Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy.
basketball team winning
On a basketball court, five players were in the middle of an intense game. They wore assortment of jerseys from different American teams, and they all seemed keen to win—grunting and snarling at each other, stealing the ball and pushing. Oh…and the players were all baboons. Rick Riordan
basketball children cutting
If you have a child who is seven feet tall, you don't cut off his head or his legs. You buy him a bigger bed and hope he plays basketball. Robert Altman
basketball hero clinton
Bill Clinton did midnight basketball. He is not looked at by this current generation of Democrats as anywhere near the hero he was back in the nineties. Rush Limbaugh
basketball team thug
You just gotta be who you are, and I think it's time to get rid of this whole National Basketball Association. Call it the TBA, the Thug Basketball Association, and stop calling them teams. Call 'em gangs.
basketball defeat attainment
It is in general more profitable to reckon up our defeats than to boast of our attainments. Thomas Carlyle
basketball opportunity over-you
Being involved in competition is a privilege and an opportunity. Seek to make the most of that opportunity by pushing yourself to the limit of your abilities. When it is over, you will have earned the respect of your opponents, your coaches, and yourself. Tony La Russa
basketball successful important
Talent is not enough. It's an important component in a successful performance, but it's really only a starting point. Tony DiCicco
basketball difficult-situations famous-basketball
Don't whine. Find the positive in difficult situations.
basketball famous-basketball get-better
Don't get angry; get better.
basketball school boys
I was pretty hot-tempered all through school. I remember my high school basketball coach telling me: 'Boy, if you don't learn to control that temper, you're gonna kill somebody.' Tony Dorsett
basketball people criticism
I've always tried to coach people the way I would like to be coached; positively and encouragingly rather than with criticism and fear ... I've tried to be as fair as possible. Tony Dungy
basketball teacher jewels
The gym teacher's name was Mr. Caruso. Mr. Caruso did not speak English. He spoke 'Gym.' One day I was playing basketball and Mr. Caruso told me I would have to get an athletic supporter. He didn't express himself exactly that way, though. He said, 'Hey, you, one day you're gonna go up for a rebound and the family jewels aren't gonna go with ya.' I had no idea what he was talking about. Next day I showed up for practice without my watch and my mezuzah. He said, 'Did ya take care of the family jewels?' I said, 'I left 'em in my locker.' Took us a half hour to revive Mr. Caruso. Tommy Lasorda
basketball hands coaching
Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it; not hard enough and it flies away.
basketball hard-work years
The fans in Dallas were hard on me my first year, but after having a great year last year they are now supporting me. It feels great to have my hard work pay off, especially when the fans made it hard for me. Steve Nash
basketball dream stars
I think it was wishful thinking of me to dream of being an NBA player. And once I made the NBA I dreamed of being an All-Star, but I never dreamed of being an MVP.
basketball school cutting
I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium.
basketball school class
Besides P.E., geography was my best class in high school. I was in this gifted class when I was younger, and it was wicked!
basketball team thinking
I am thrilled to be an Olympian, and I think that although we will be underdogs we can beat many teams and will be a surprise in Sydney.
basketball player thinking
I don't think coaches should have to wear mic's. It is an invasion of privacy. We are trying to accomplish things, and wearing microphones may hinder development by straining the nature of relationships coaches and players have.
basketball confidence crazy
The crowd gives us so much energy and we are able to really feed off of it. Hitting those shots and having the crowd go crazy helps boost our confidence. We love our fans.
basketball team important
It's important for us, if we're going to be a good team, to be a good defensive team in the fourth quarter.
basketball past champion
What happened in the past is just that, the past. Champion or not.
basketball philosophical games
I am not too accusatorial or defensive by nature. I have always been kind of philosophical about it, remembering that it is just a game. People take these things too seriously.
basketball locks spirit
I love basketball and I'm committed to it, but if I have to lock up my spirit because of basketball, it ain't worth it.
basketball hard-work pay
It feels great to have my hard work pay off, especially when the fans made it hard for me.
basketball adversity gone
I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is a pretty classic tale.