Basketball Quotes - Page 64

Winning takes character. Workers get the most out of themselves. When a body has limited talent, it must muster all its resources of character to overcome adversity.

The strength of my Princeton teams has always been attitude, intelligence and discipline.

Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.

You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.

Actually, Magic and the Lakers beat Philadelphia for Magic's first NBA Championship.

I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college.

But after that you don't see a lot of real good fundamental play. You see a showboat-type basketball which is almost parallel to street basketball.

We're shooting 100 percent - 60 percent from the field and 40 percent from the free-throw line.

The only way you're going to get through life, happily, is being yourself.

Evaluate wins and losses objectively, focusing more on effort and execution than on the outcome of the game

I'm fortunate now that I coach at Duke University and we've won a lot. I have some kids who haven't failed that much. But when they get to college, they're going to fail some time. That's a thing that I can help them the most with.

Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable.

I believe a big part of leadership is about winning the moment.

I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.

I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.

I always won in my imagination. I always hit the game-winning shot, or I hit the free throw. Or if I missed, there was a lane violation, and I was given another one.

Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.

The best teams are team in any sport that lose themselves in the team. The individuals lose their identity. And their identities come about as a result of being in the team first.

Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.

Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.

When you are speaking to your team after a game, never talk about the kid who was the star of the game. Talk about what your other players did to help the team win. Be sure to spread the wealth... Then have individual meetings with one to three players to praise and reinforce. Make sure you touch them.

Effort is fully replenishable. There is no need to save any of it. Leave every bit you have on the playing field

In developing teams, I don't believe in rules. I believe in standards. Rules don't promote teamwork, standards do

For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.

When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.