Below are some great sayings and quotes from famous people involved in the game of basketball.
“Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.” ~ Wilt Chamberlain
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.” ~ Tim Duncan
“If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.” ~ Phil Jackson
“When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.” ~ Larry Bird
“Never underestimate the heart of a champion.” ~ Rudy Tomjanovich
“What you are as a person is far more important than what you are a basketball player.” ~ John Wooden
“The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.” ~ Bill Russell
“Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond.” ~ Robert Horry
“Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.” ~ Red Auerbach
“I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.” ~ Michael Jordan
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” ~ Michael Jordan
“A team will always appreciate a great individual if he’s willing to sacrifice for the group.” ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.” ~ Magic Johnson
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” ~ John Wooden
“First master the fundamentals.” ~ Larry Bird
“You don’t play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.” ~ Bobby Knight
“I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them not to let that be their only dream.” ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” ~ Michael Jordan
“If you are afraid of failure, you don’t deserve to be successful” ~ Charles Barkley
“The key is not the will to win…everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.” ~ Bobby Knight
“Sometimes a player’s greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.” ~ Scottie Pippen
“Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.” ~ Larry Bird
“Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.” ~ Pat Riley
“Everything negative – pressure, challenges are all opportunity for me to rise.” ~ Kobe Bryant