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title: "60 Great basketball Quotes by 46 authors"
description: "Browse 60 Great basketball quotes by 46 authors. Discover the best Great basketball sayings and thoughts."
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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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> [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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> [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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> [Philly has that tradition of great basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jrue-holiday/philly-has-that-tradition-of-great-basketball/)

[Jrue Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jrue-holiday/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/jrue-holiday-5130_basketball_philly-has-that-tradition-of-great-baske_2867828.jpg)

> [To do the right thing at the right season is a great art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helio-gracie/to-do-the-right-thing-at-the-right-season-is-a-great-art/)

[Helio Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helio-gracie/)

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> [If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/if-you-laugh-you-think-and-you-cry-that-s-a-full-day/)

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

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> [LeBron is like a coach. He is a coach on the floor. He has a great basketball IQ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyronn-lue/lebron-is-like-a-coach-he-is-a-coach-on-the-floor-he-has-a-great/)

[Tyronn Lue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyronn-lue/)

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> [Winning is like deodorant - it comes up and a lot of things don't stink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/winning-is-like-deodorant-it-comes-up-and-a-lot-of-things-don-t-stink/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d5/doc-rivers-24659_basketball_winning-is-like-deodorant-it-comes-up-an_1220822.jpg)

> [Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/champions-never-complain-they-are-too-busy-getting-better/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/john-wooden-420_basketball-team_champions-never-complain-they-are-too-bu_156834.png)

> [Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/figure-out-how-to-climb-it-go-through-it-or-work-around-it/)

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

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> [A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/a-player-who-makes-a-team-great-is-better-than-a-great-player/)

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

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> [Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-jackson/good-teams-become-great-ones-when-the-members-trust-each-other-enough/)

[Phil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-jackson/)

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> [Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-russell/commitment-separates-those-who-live-their-dreams-from-those-who-live/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/bill-russell-12966_basketball_commitment-separates-those-who-live-thei_2762721.jpg)

> [People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-krzyzewski/people-want-to-be-on-a-team-they-want-to-be-part-of-something-bigger/)

[Mike Krzyzewski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-krzyzewski/)

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> [Our fans love us and love the game because it gives people the chance to come and have fun while watching great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-ja-wilson/our-fans-love-us-and-love-the-game-because-it-gives-people-the-chance/)

[A'ja Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-ja-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c9/a-ja-wilson-6569_basketball_our-fans-love-us-and-love-the-game-becau_1450566.jpg)

> [I have learned that peace is not the absence of trial, trouble, or torment but the presence of calm in the midst…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/i-have-learned-that-peace-is-not-the-absence-of-trial-trouble-or/)

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

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> [I played in Joe Louis in a playoff game. I played there when the roof caved in for half a season. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laimbeer/i-played-in-joe-louis-in-a-playoff-game-i-played-there-when-the-roof/)

[Bill Laimbeer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laimbeer/)

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> [You can run a lot of plays when your X is twice as big as the other guys' O. It makes your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-westphal/you-can-run-a-lot-of-plays-when-your-x-is-twice-as-big-as-the-other/)

[Paul Westphal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-westphal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/paul-westphal-87178_basketball_you-can-run-a-lot-of-plays-when-your-x-i_1087857.png)

> [It's going to be crazy. All eight teams here are good teams. Hopefully the atmosphere will be great because it's going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-kraus/it-s-going-to-be-crazy-all-eight-teams-here-are-good-teams-hopefully/)

[Chris Kraus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-kraus/)

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> [The true warrior understands and seizes that moment by giving an effort so intense and so intuitive that it could only be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/the-true-warrior-understands-and-seizes-that-moment-by-giving-an/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/pat-riley-8638_basketball_the-true-warrior-understands-and-seizes_2539964.jpg)

> [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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> [Whether you go on to be a great basketball player or not, that's not for me to decide. But you can learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rich-paul/whether-you-go-on-to-be-a-great-basketball-player-or-not-that-s-not/)

[Rich Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rich-paul/)

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> [You don't have to be best friends as basketball players but I do believe in chemistry. I think it makes everything different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-howard/you-don-t-have-to-be-best-friends-as-basketball-players-but-i-do/)

[Dwight Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-howard/)

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> [But really, I've worked my whole life to become a great basketball player. When I see that jersey go up, I'm sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-hammon/but-really-i-ve-worked-my-whole-life-to-become-a-great-basketball/)

[Becky Hammon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-hammon/)

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> [Play off your great player... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/play-off-your-great-player-great-teams-have-a-go-to-player-and-they/)

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

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> [If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/if-you-run-into-a-wall-don-t-turn-around-and-give-up-figure-out-how/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/michael-jordan-1054_adversity-and-streng_if-you-run-into-a-wall-don-t-turn-around_1688552.png)

> [Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-krzyzewski/every-season-is-a-journey-every-journey-is-a-lifetime/)

[Mike Krzyzewski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-krzyzewski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e33/mike-krzyzewski-2324_basketball_every-season-is-a-journey-every-journey_2573877.png)

> [Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/winning-is-about-having-the-whole-team-on-the-same-page/)

[Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9b/bill-walton-3531_basketball_winning-is-about-having-the-whole-team-o_2752857.png)

> [We're shooting 100 percent - 60 percent from the field and 40 percent from the free-throw line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-stewart/we-re-shooting-100-percent-60-percent-from-the-field-and-40-percent/)

[Norm Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-stewart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/norm-stewart-266890_basketball_we-re-shooting-100-percent-60-percent-fr_3236382.png)

> [Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/remember-this-the-choices-you-make-in-life-make-you/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7d/john-wooden-420_basketball_remember-this-the-choices-you-make-in-li_227595.png)

> [Any American boy can be a basketball star if he grows up, up, up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-vaughan/any-american-boy-can-be-a-basketball-star-if-he-grows-up-up-up/)

[Bill Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-vaughan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/bill-vaughan-706_basketball_any-american-boy-can-be-a-basketball-sta_2818800.png)

> [A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/a-person-really-doesn-t-become-whole-until-he-becomes-a-part-of/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adc/jim-valvano-11717_basketball_a-person-really-doesn-t-become-whole-unt_2394388.png)

> [Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-raveling/fans-never-fall-asleep-at-our-games-because-they-re-afraid-they-might/)

[George Raveling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-raveling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fd/george-raveling-43816_basketball_fans-never-fall-asleep-at-our-games-beca_678558.jpg)

> [It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/it-is-foolish-to-expect-a-young-man-to-follow-your-advice-and-to/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/don-meyer-7312_advice_it-is-foolish-to-expect-a-young-man-to-f_876531.png)

> [I think that's what makes a true great basketball player: playing both ends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-gordon/i-think-that-s-what-makes-a-true-great-basketball-player-playing-both/)

[Aaron Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-gordon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/aaron-gordon-6882_ball-player_i-think-that-s-what-makes-a-true-great-b_2264420.jpg)

> [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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/dean-smith-12433_athlete_what-to-do-with-a-mistake-recognize-it-a_2564099.jpg)

> [Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-shackleford/left-hand-right-hand-it-doesn-t-matter-i-m-amphibious/)

[Charles Shackleford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-shackleford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/839/charles-shackleford-66042_ambidextrous_left-hand-right-hand-it-doesn-t-matter-i_656703.png)

> [Being a great basketball player is only part of who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-mullin/being-a-great-basketball-player-is-only-part-of-who-you-are/)

[Chris Mullin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-mullin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/chris-mullin-6422_ball-player_being-a-great-basketball-player-is-only_1564466.jpg)

> [Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-smith/basketball-is-a-beautiful-game-when-the-five-players-on-the-court/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/dean-smith-12433_basketball_basketball-is-a-beautiful-game-when-the_1460922.jpg)

> [If you want to thank me, go do something for somebody else](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-meyer/if-you-want-to-thank-me-go-do-something-for-somebody-else/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e4/don-meyer-7312_basketball_if-you-want-to-thank-me-go-do-something_417369.png)

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