110 result(s) for Basketball Player Quotes.
"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying."
"It's not about the shoes, it's about what you do in them."
"The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace."
"I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I’ve succeeded."
"What really matters is what you do on the court."
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
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"I would rather win with a team than lose with 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."
"I think that the good and the bad can happen to anyone, and you can’t let one win or the other loss define who you are."
"You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true champion."
"The ones that are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do."
"You can’t stop a player like that. You just have to hope he has a bad game."
"You have to give 100%, in everything that you do, because if you don’t, you might as well not do it."
"I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant."
"If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail."
"I’m not sure I could ever act like a true pro on or off the court unless I live up to a high standard."
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
"You win with people."
"I believe that when you work hard and you have good thoughts, good things happen."
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I’ve been successful."
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"The basketball world is full of ups and downs, it's how you bounce back that counts."
"I’m not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids."
"The only thing that matters is the game, and I love the game."
"Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses."
"Basketball is like photography: If you don't focus, all you have is the negative."
"I don’t care if I’m on the bench, I just want to win."
"You have to be able to accept failure to get better."
"If you want to win, do the things you need to do to win."
"I always thought that if you put in the work, the results will come."
"Sometimes, you can’t be a good person and get what you want."
"There’s no pressure when you’re making a play for your brother."
"My love for the game is so intense that I won’t allow myself to fail."
"The best part about being a professional athlete is being able to be yourself."
"To be successful, you have to be able to handle stress and pressure."
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"I just try to go out there and play hard, play the right way."
"Every time you step on the court, it's an opportunity to shine."
"The real measure of success is how many times you can bounce back from failure."
"Basketball is a place and a time that is just for me."
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing."
"If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win."
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I’ve been successful."
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships."
"I just want to be the best player I can be."
"I've always believed that record books are meant to be broken."
"It’s not about the shoes. It’s about what you do in them."
"The basketball world is a world of great players who will do whatever it takes to win."
"An athlete is a great actor; he has to be able to play different roles."
"You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed."
"It's not how big you are, it's how big you play."
"Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts."
"What I do is prepare myself, and then I go out and play my game."
"To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart."
"The only thing that matters is your effort."
"In every competitive tournament, when you go down a notch, you become aware of your teammates more and more."
"The greatest fear in the world is the opinion of others."
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."
"You cannot outwork me."
"I've never seen a man work as hard as he does. That's the key to his success."
"The goal is to keep working hard to make my dreams a reality."
"I like criticism. It makes you strong."
"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I’ve succeeded."
"You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all that practice is worthless."
"The only thing that matters is how you achieve your goals."
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."
"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."
"I learned that you have to be a good teammate. No one person can win a championship, and not one person can win a game by themselves."
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
"What we dwell on is who we become."
"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take."
"I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come."
"You can’t win unless you learn how to lose."
"Every time I step on the court, I’m ready to beat whoever’s in front of me."
"Success is not just about what you accomplish in your life, it’s about what you inspire others to do."
"Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts."
"I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant."
"The only way to prove that you are a good sport is to lose."
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player."
"Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems."
"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work."
"Get to the point where you don’t care about stats. You just want to win."
"I think that’s the biggest thing: just keeping your confidence and having fun."
"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I’ve succeeded."
"You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them."
"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."
"I don't know what I would do without basketball. It's everything to me."
"The moment you think of giving up, think of the reason why you held on so long."
"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail."
"What I’ve done is good, but it’s not good enough."
"It's not about the shoes. It's about what you do in them."
"The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose."
"Champions keep playing until they get it right."
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
"I think, team first. It allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed."
"In basketball, there are a lot of things that are hard to control, but effort is always controllable."
"I’m just gonna keep going, keep pushing myself, keep doing what I do."
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard."
"You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way you succeed."
"A championship team is built on a solid foundation of commitment, sacrifice, and hard work."
"I’ve learned that if you don’t get out of your comfort zone, you can’t grow."
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."
"The best player is the player that helps the team the most."
"Basketball is like photography, if you don’t focus, all you have is the negative."
"Basketball is not just a game, it is a lifestyle."
"To me, basketball is not a game, it's a lifestyle."
"You don’t play against opponents. You play against the game of basketball."
"Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is."
"Once you get good at something, you don’t just stop trying to get better."
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