Quotes on Basketball Training

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.

You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.