Quotes on Great Basketball

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

People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in a situation where they feel that they are doing something for the greater good.

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.

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

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.

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.

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.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

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

Great players never look in the mirror and think I'm a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player I can be?

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.

Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.

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

Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be cheated. Ordinary players and average teams want it to be easy

The true warrior understands and seizes that moment by giving an effort so intense and so intuitive that it could only be called one from the heart.

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