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> [I got by on talent. That was my fatal mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/i-got-by-on-talent-that-was-my-fatal-mistake/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

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## More by Pete Maravich

> [Character never quits; and with patience and persistence; Dreams do come true!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/character-never-quits-and-with-patience-and-persistence-dreams-do/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [There is nothing wrong with dedication and goals, but if you focus on yourself, all the lights fade away and you become a fleeting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/there-is-nothing-wrong-with-dedication-and-goals-but-if-you-focus-on/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [Most of my career was negative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/most-of-my-career-was-negative/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [They don't pay you a million dollars for two-hand chest passes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/they-don-t-pay-you-a-million-dollars-for-two-hand-chest-passes/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [Shooting is nothing. Anybody can shoot. The big charge is putting on a show for the crowd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/shooting-is-nothing-anybody-can-shoot-the-big-charge-is-putting-on-a/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [I played six to 10 hours a day, every day, 90 days during the summer, and I'd do incredible things. I would dribble blindfolded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/i-played-six-to-10-hours-a-day-every-day-90-days-during-the-summer/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [I got by on talent. That was my fatal mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/i-got-by-on-talent-that-was-my-fatal-mistake/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [When I arrived, I felt the spotlight shining brightly on me, and I knew the sharks were ready to strike if I did not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/when-i-arrived-i-felt-the-spotlight-shining-brightly-on-me-and-i-knew/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [Love never fails. Character never quits. And with patience and persistence, dreams do come true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/love-never-fails-character-never-quits-and-with-patience-and/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [I don't want to play 10 years and then die of a heart attack when I'm 40.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/i-don-t-want-to-play-10-years-and-then-die-of-a-heart-attack-when-i-m/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [I lived my life one way for 35 years, for me. And then the focus came in on what I really was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/i-lived-my-life-one-way-for-35-years-for-me-and-then-the-focus-came/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [If I have a choice whether to do the show or throw a straight pass, and we're going to get the basket either way,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/if-i-have-a-choice-whether-to-do-the-show-or-throw-a-straight-pass/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [I accomplished what I set out to do, but I lost my discipline and my career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/i-accomplished-what-i-set-out-to-do-but-i-lost-my-discipline-and-my/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [My life had no meaning at all. I found only brief interludes of satisfaction. It was like my whole life had been about my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/my-life-had-no-meaning-at-all-i-found-only-brief-interludes-of/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

> [It's hard when your father's the coach. Sometimes you don't know where one leaves off and the other begins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-maravich/it-s-hard-when-your-father-s-the-coach-sometimes-you-don-t-know-where/)

[Pete Maravich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-maravich/)

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