Basketball Player Quotes

“If I have something and move forward, it is only my weakness, which I hate and turn into my strength. You are not lost as long as you do not give up!”

“I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.”

“Each time I step on the basketball court, I never know what will happen. I live for the moment. I play for the moment.”

“Another day, another opportunity to prove everyone who doubts you wrong.”

“Failure builds muscle,determination, and dreams.”

“Drugs have been in the game for a long time. They were there when I was in college, and even in high school. It's in life. It's in business. It's everywhere.”

“The basketball court for me, during a game, is the most peaceful place I can imagine. On the basketball court, I worry about nothing. When I'm out there, no one can bother me.”

“So, the next time you're out working on your game and they pass you the rock, don't just take it to the hole. Take it to the next level. Don't just bend rims. Bend expectations. Let them see you and feel you and by the very virtue of your love, the truth in your game, they will hear you. Let your game speak.”

“Failure is acceptable. but not trying is a whole different ball park.”

“I can remember a game, we were down with about 5 to 10 points, I go off about 25 points, we come back and win the game, we're walking off the floor. Tex (Winter) looks at me and says "There's no "I" in team!" I looked at Tex and say, "There's not, but there's an 'I' in win!”

“There are no shortcuts. I approached practices the same way I approached games. You can't turn it on and off like a faucet. I couldn't dog it during practice and then, when I needed that extra push late in the game, expect it to be there. Very few people get anywhere by taking shortcuts.”

“The NBA is the strongest professional sports league in the world. The league and the game is bigger than any one person, Michael Jordan included, and they always will be. I hope that today players, especially our young players, continue to recognize that simple fact. Nothing is more important than the game itself and the fans who support it.”

“My Father... He was there when I didn't understand, he was there when I was wrong, he was there when I cried, he was there when I lied. For some reason my dad was always there, when I needed him the most. His love was never ending. And now that he's gone there is an emptiness in my world, but not in my heart.”

“Isn't (life) all about trying?”

“Number 45 doesn't explode like Number 23 used to.”

“The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you’re doing.”

“The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.”

“Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.”

“For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.”

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”

“The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be in a good mood, because that is what people expect. You learn to get good at it.”

“Don't let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.”

“I know what's within me even if you can't see it yet...I have something more important than courage, I have patience. I will become what I know I am.”

“We're not winning because of talent. We're just beating bad teams.”

“In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.”