Motivational basketball Quotes

There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

— Pat Riley

Every day you teach attitude.

— Don Meyer

Praise your kids. Inspire and motivate your players with praise. Ten years from now it won't matter what your record was. Will…

— Jim Harrick

Basketball doesn't build character it reveals it.

— James Naismith

To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation

— Bobby Knight

Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better

— John Wooden

I learned early that if I wanted to achieve anything in life, I'd have to do it myself. I learned that I…

— Lenny Wilkens

A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.

— John Wooden

Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.

— John Wooden

Don't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing.

— Hubie Brown

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

— Don Meyer

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

— Don Meyer

A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.

— Ara Parseghian

Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship.

— Don Meyer

Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere

— Sara Bareilles

You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make…

— Larry Bird

The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's…

— Lenny Wilkens

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

— Mike Krzyzewski

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

— Michael Jordan

We try to stress the little things because little things lead to big things.

— Steve Alford

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made…

— Michael Jordan

If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve success.

— Nastia Liukin

I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.

— John Wooden

Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.

— Al McGuire

I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral…

— Bobby Knight