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title: "93 Good basketball Quotes by 67 authors"
description: "Browse 93 Good basketball quotes by 67 authors. Discover the best Good basketball sayings and thoughts."
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> [One man cannot make a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-abdul-jabbar/one-man-cannot-make-a-team/)

[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-abdul-jabbar/)

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> [I did pursue to be a good basketball player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-laettner/i-did-pursue-to-be-a-good-basketball-player/)

[Christian Laettner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-laettner/)

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> [I was good at basketball, but I was uncomfortable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trinity-rodman/i-was-good-at-basketball-but-i-was-uncomfortable/)

[Trinity Rodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trinity-rodman/)

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> [Rondo is a very good basketball player - really good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/rondo-is-a-very-good-basketball-player-really-good/)

[Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/)

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> [You play with your soul as well as your body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-abdul-jabbar/you-play-with-your-soul-as-well-as-your-body/)

[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-abdul-jabbar/)

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> [I just like watching good basketball being played.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-wiggins/i-just-like-watching-good-basketball-being-played/)

[Andrew Wiggins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-wiggins/)

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> [Criticize on defense and encourage on offense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brady/criticize-on-defense-and-encourage-on-offense/)

[John Brady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brady/)

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> [My practices were not set up to be easy or enjoyed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/my-practices-were-not-set-up-to-be-easy-or-enjoyed/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

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> [When I dunk, I put something on it. I want the ball to hit the floor before I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darryl-dawkins/when-i-dunk-i-put-something-on-it-i-want-the-ball-to-hit-the-floor/)

[Darryl Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darryl-dawkins/)

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> [I just try to go out there and win, and play good basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hill/i-just-try-to-go-out-there-and-win-and-play-good-basketball/)

[George Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hill/)

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> [Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-donovan/systems-win-believe-in-your-system-and-then-sell-it-to-your-players/)

[Billy Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-donovan/)

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> [What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-smith/what-to-do-with-a-mistake-recognize-it-admit-it-learn-from-it-forget/)

[Dean Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-smith/)

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> [Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/recognize-and-reward-players-who-put-the-team-first-not-just-the/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

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> [I felt I was good in basketball but I wasn't a blue-chip prospect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrek-lee/i-felt-i-was-good-in-basketball-but-i-wasn-t-a-blue-chip-prospect/)

[Derrek Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrek-lee/)

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> [When your role players start stepping up and playing good basketball, it's a good sign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-green/when-your-role-players-start-stepping-up-and-playing-good-basketball/)

[Danny Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-green/)

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> [Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/other-people-go-to-the-office-i-get-to-coach-i-know-i-ve-been-blessed/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

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> [You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/you-can-practice-shooting-eight-hours-a-day-but-if-your-technique-is/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

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> [You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-bird/you-never-make-any-of-the-shots-you-never-take-87-of-the-ones-you-do/)

[Larry Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-bird/)

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> [I'm not playing this game just to be a good basketball player. I want to be one of the greatest to ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shai-gilgeous-alexander/i-m-not-playing-this-game-just-to-be-a-good-basketball-player-i-want/)

[Shai Gilgeous-Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shai-gilgeous-alexander/)

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> [If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-all-i-m-remembered-for-is-being-a-good-basketball-player-then-i-ve/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [When it's played the way is supposed to be played, basketball happens in the air; flying, floating, elevated above the floor, levitating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-edgar-wideman/when-it-s-played-the-way-is-supposed-to-be-played-basketball-happens/)

[John Edgar Wideman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-edgar-wideman/)

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> [The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/the-goal-is-to-make-practice-more-difficult-physically-mentally-than/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

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> [People will think there are no other great ballplayers. Look at Garnett. Look at Duncan, Shaq, Kobe. Look at the players with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/people-will-think-there-are-no-other-great-ballplayers-look-at/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

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> [Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/successful-programs-consist-of-people-working-hard-working-together/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

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> [Everyone is gonna have a bad day, everyone is gonna have a bad game. The questions are: How do you recover? What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-arenas/everyone-is-gonna-have-a-bad-day-everyone-is-gonna-have-a-bad-game/)

[Gilbert Arenas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-arenas/)

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> [ I was never great, but I was a good \[basketball\] player, and I could play seriously. Now I'm like one of these… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-was-never-great-but-i-was-a-good-basketball-player-and-i-could-play/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I hope I epitomize the American dream. For I came against long odds, from the ghetto to the very top of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-russell/i-hope-i-epitomize-the-american-dream-for-i-came-against-long-odds/)

[Bill Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-russell/)

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> [Would I have been a great basketball player? No. But I think I would've been a good basketball player, one of those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-gonzalez/would-i-have-been-a-great-basketball-player-no-but-i-think-i-would-ve/)

[Tony Gonzalez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-gonzalez/)

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> [The way I've always approached it is if we're winning and people want to talk about me, it's fine. If we're losing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-horford/the-way-i-ve-always-approached-it-is-if-we-re-winning-and-people-want/)

[Al Horford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-horford/)

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> [Tim Thomas is about excuses. It's always somebody else's fault. He said I was jealous? He should thank me for helping him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-cassell/tim-thomas-is-about-excuses-it-s-always-somebody-else-s-fault-he-said/)

[Sam Cassell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-cassell/)

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> [It's not how big you are, it's how big you play](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/it-s-not-how-big-you-are-it-s-how-big-you-play/)

[John Wooden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wooden/)

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> [It's good for basketball to grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/it-s-good-for-basketball-to-grow/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

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> [There is no such thing as life in-between.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/there-is-no-such-thing-as-life-in-between/)

[Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/)

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> [Good basketball always starts with good defense!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/good-basketball-always-starts-with-good-defense/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

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> [Basketball doesn't build character it reveals it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-naismith/basketball-doesn-t-build-character-it-reveals-it/)

[James Naismith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-naismith/)

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> [I'm really good at basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-wagner/i-m-really-good-at-basketball/)

[Bobby Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-wagner/)

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> [Do your best when no one is looking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-cousy/do-your-best-when-no-one-is-looking/)

[Bob Cousy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-cousy/)

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> [Shout praise and whisper criticism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/shout-praise-and-whisper-criticism/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

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> [We win because we play together as a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-havlicek/we-win-because-we-play-together-as-a-team/)

[John Havlicek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-havlicek/)

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> [When you watch the game, be a student of the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/when-you-watch-the-game-be-a-student-of-the-game/)

[Don Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-meyer/)

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## Top authors on Good basketball

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