Inspirational basketball Quotes · Page 4

Simplify the game as much as possible. When you add, you must subtract.

— Don Meyer

Any American boy can be a basketball star if he grows up, up, up.

— Bill Vaughan

Shout praise and whisper criticism.

— Don Meyer

He who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game.

— Adolph Rupp

You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at…

— Michael Jordan

Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.

— Phil Jackson

We win because we play together as a team.

— John Havlicek

It is not what you teach, but what you emphasize.

— Don Meyer

Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise

— Michael Jordan

Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

— Magic Johnson

I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start…

— Michael Jordan

I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball.

— Charles Barkley

Morale and attitude are the fundamentals to success.

— Bud Wilkinson

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

— Pat Summitt

I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.

— Kevin Durant

To do the right thing at the right season is a great art.

— Helio Gracie