Basketball winning Quotes

22 quotes from 11 authors

When a team clinches a hard‑earned victory, the words that capture that moment can be as powerful as the game itself. This selection gathers 15 sharp sayings from 11 different basketball minds, giving you a quick pulse on how champions think about winning, pressure, and the thrill of the final buzzer.

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When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.

Don Meyer

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The secret of winning is working more as a team, less as individuals.

Knute Rockne

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My focus since I've been playing basketball is winning.

Danilo Gallinari

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It's not whether you win or lose - but whether I win or lose.

Sandy Lyle

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We win because we play together as a team.

John Havlicek

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Shout praise and whisper criticism.

Don Meyer

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Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.

Don Meyer

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Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players.

Billy Donovan

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Basketball at any level, middle school, high school, college, pro, winning basketball is winning basketball.

Alex Caruso

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Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine.

Pat Summitt

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

Mike Krzyzewski

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There is nothing more important than rebounding... don't just give it lip service.

Don Meyer

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Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning.

Don Meyer

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This is a team game and one man doesn't win and one man doesn't lose. In the end, the best team usually…

Wilt Chamberlain

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I originally was more into baseball and football, but being in Los Angeles, you just couldn't help but to fall in love…

Paul Pierce

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What I made clear to our front office is we're going to be judged by wins and losses. It isn't about having…

Jeanie Buss

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If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and…

Michael Jordan

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In all the research you do as a coach, studying other coaches and championship-type situations, you find that all those teams combined…

Pat Riley

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The NBA is all about winning, but at this level (college basketball) winning doesn't make you happy. You can win, and play…

Geno Auriemma

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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball. There's winning and there's losing, and in life you have…

Magic Johnson

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When I started playing basketball, it's about winning championships and being a great player.

Evan Fournier

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I'm excited to contribute towards U.S.A. Basketball's winning legacy and continuing its tremendous reputation around the world.

DeMarcus Cousins

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