Quotes on Motivational Basketball

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.

Praise your kids. Inspire and motivate your players with praise. Ten years from now it won't matter what your record was. Will your kids love you or hate you?

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.

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

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.

The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made.

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

Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself.

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

What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.

Don't give up. Don't ever give up.

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