Quotes on Basketball Motivation

Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.

You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.