Basketball Quotes - Page 4

The weird thing about rap is that you don't get compared in the same way that athletes do, even though it's probably the most competitive sport in music. In basketball, they look at a player and say: 'This guy was the best in his prime at this sport.' But in rap it's not until you're dead or retired that people think about it like that.

Champions behave like champions before they are champions

I'm never satisfied. I'm always trying to get better and learn from my mistakes.

Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you've done the thing things that entitle you to success.

If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you. You haven't done much today.

Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down in any situation.

It's not just about working hard, it's about working together. You have to care more about the team than you do about yourself

When I was young, everyone laughed at me when I said that I wanted to be a professional basketball player...now it's my turn to laugh.

I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated.

There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

You have to be able to accept failure to get better.

You can easily separate 'team guys' from 'me guys' by how they accept coaching. The guys that accept it are about winning

I can't make every decision for you. I don't have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk

We're building a culture of accountability, trust, and togetherness. Entitlement will not be tolerated

These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.

If you're struggling with your shooting, then do other things on the basketball court. Get steals, get assists, get rebounds-do anything on the court to help the team win.

In order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them.

I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

Basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport.

In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way. Of course, it's no accident that things are more likely to go your way when you stop worrying about whether you're going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what's happening right this moment.

Education is of no value and talent is worthless - unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.

Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.

Deep down, your players must know you care about them. This is the most important thing. I could never get away with what I do if the players feel I didn't care for them. They know, in the long run, I'm in their corner.

We survive our way through basketball hoping the #‎ Lakers will survive and we hope for the #‎ Kings and for the #‎ Ducks and we want them all to succeed but if you are a true fan and especially if you are a #‎ Dodgers fan deep down inside you are saying please get out of the way, get off the stage, here come the DODGERS!