Quotes on Basketball

To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.

If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.

Ask me to play. I'll play. Ask me to shoot. I'll shoot. Ask me to pass. I'll pass. Ask me to steal, block out, sacrifice, lead, dominate. Anything. But it's not what you ask of me. It's what I ask of myself.

There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.

I do believe that one way to bring cultures together, to develop trust between people and countries and religions, is through education. And through music and art and basketball and activities and joys that people share worldwide, regardless of ethnic background or religious orientation.

Attitude lies somewhere between emotion and logic. It's that curious mix of optimism and determination that enables you to maintain a positive outlook and to continue plodding in the face of the most adverse circumstances.

I don't just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

Teamwork is really a form of trust. It's what happens when you surrender the mistaken idea that you can go it alone and realize that you won't achieve your individual goals without the support of your colleagues.

The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.

Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.

Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

My mother taught me to always be strong and always work hard. She's been working hard her whole life for me and my brother. I'm a lot like her in that I work hard for what I want. She taught me that.

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

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

The greatest strength any human being an have is to recognize his or her own weaknesses. When you identify your weaknesses, you can begin to remedy them - or at least figure out how to work around them.

Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts.

Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.

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.