Basketball Player Quotes

“But my drive to win is so great ... I just step over that line. ... It's very embarrassing, ... one of the things you totally regret. So you look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'I was stupid.'”

“Don't be like me. Be better than me. That's the goal.”

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

“I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players.”

“I Own the guy guarding me”

“I'll quit competing when my heart quits beating”

“I'm sorry to see it end.”

“I won't have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can't see being competitive in sports any more.”

“I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that I've met, and I think that I thrive on that.”

“I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.”

“It's easier for me to get ready for a game on the road because you're expected to lose when you play away from home. That's a challenge to right there and that perks my competitive juices.”

“I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear. So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you're capable of doing and what you're not.”

“You don't show up on game day and expect to be great. Greatness happensin practice. You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”

“What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!”

“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.”

“I think school is very important and I personally had a great experience at North Carolina, which helped shape me as a basketball player and a person. Every once in a while, you will have a player who can make the jump and have an immediate impact on the professional level, but most of the players who come out would absolutely benefit from going to college.”

“I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.”

“Republicans buy sneakers, too.”

“I'm retired 99.9%. Of course, there always is that .1%.”

“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 do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.”

“Limits, like fear, is often an illusion.”

“If you put your mind to doing whatever it is you want to do, good things can happen.”

“I can never stop working hard. Each day I feel that I have to improve. Hardwork...Determination...I gotta keep pushing myself.”

“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.”