Basketball Quotes - Page 16

When you are not practicing, remember, someone somewhere is practicing, and when you meet him he will win.

Nate Robinson has a lot of jumping ability, but I don't see Josh losing.

My rookie year, I was very immature.

Good people are happy when something good happens to someone else.

I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said 'Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.' And I said, 'Mom, I'm rich.'

Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him

I played in Joe Louis in a playoff game. I played there when the roof caved in for half a season. The facility is great for basketball because it goes straight up, so you feel like the fans are on top of you.

Know how to win and how to lose and be able to handle adversity.

We are in the trophy generation.Give them a trophy for 23rd place.That makes the parents happy

Success is a matter of understanding and religiously practicing specific, simple habits that always lead to success.

Those to whom defense is not important will have the best seat in the game

You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.

I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.

A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your friends are going out, you're going to the gym, those are the sacrifices that you have to make if you want to be an NBA basketball player.

Well-coached teams are never surprised; they can adapt to anything they see.

It was important to me to believe, because if I don't believe, how can I expect them to believe?

Leadership is action, not position

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.

If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and not re-enter until the second half. To play defense and not foul is an art that must be mastered if you are going to be successful.

When you go out on the court whether it be for the championship or just a scrimmage, have confidence that your abilities and what you've learned in your drills are better than your opponent's. This does not mean you should disregard your opponent. Before taking the court for any game, you should do a lot of thinking about what you have to do to beat your opponent and what he must or can do to beat you.

Heart in champions has to do with the depth of our motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure - that is, being able to do what you do best under maximum pain and stress.

The guys who take shortcuts, who aren't ready, they fail when their opportunity comes

Discipline is the greatest form of love you can show someone. Great players crave discipline

There is no substitution for hustle, and if you don't hustle there will be substitution

Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.