Basketball Quotes - Page 11

Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen.

Celebration is big for me. From my younger days, when I used to win mementos while playing basketball, I have always believed in sharing my success. It has to be there. It lifts the energy levels of the entire side if you are positive and vocal when a wicket falls.

You know, I'm very photogenic.

I've always considered myself a crunch-time player. I just love having the ball in my hands. Everyone in the arena knows the ball is supposed to be in your hands and you still make it. It's the odds. I love the odds.

There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100%

It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.

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

A leader's job is to develop committed followers. Bad leaders destroy their followers' sense of commitment.

I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it's bittersweet.

Help one kid at a time. He'll maybe go back and help a few more.

My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone. I wish I was on the phone less, but I have been fortunate to stay in touch with so many incredible friends.

My dad always had this little sign on his desk: 'The bigger your head is, the easier your shoes are to fill'. He really drilled that in.

I played basketball and soccer my freshman year in high school.

You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

Reggie when I first met you, You didn't say two words to me, I didn't know who you were, But we instantly clicked, And you became one of my best friends man... Words can't express how much I care about you, Your well-being, How you feeling, Not even just basketball man, But off the court, I always make sure you're alright. You're such a humble person man. You do everything for the team. You always put yourself last. And I learned a lot from you. Thank you man, thank you.

The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.

You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. It might help if we ran the MBAs out of Washington.

You don't just deal with adversity. You use it to propel you forward.

I don't sleep much. I'm on the go. My mind is racing. My wife says my mind is like the rolling dials on a slot machine. So, yeah, I think about everything.

Do not think a man has done his full duty when he has performed the work assigned him. A man will never rise if he does only this. Promotion comes from exceptional work.

Long term success is a direct result of what you achieve everyday. Goals provide your daily routine

The ultimate goal of discipline is to teach self discipline.

The Ten Commandments were not a suggestion.

You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again.

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