Quotes on Inspirational Basketball

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're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them

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 on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

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.

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

I'm surrounded by nothing but great people. I've been blessed with that, so really, I've got no choice but to be an all-around good person.

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

They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.

I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball.

Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.

Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.

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.

To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.