Motivational basketball Quotes · Page 2

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

— Nastia Liukin

The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind.

— Red Auerbach

Champions have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

— Muhammad Ali

Play off your great player... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him.

— Don Meyer

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

— Michael Jordan

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

— Michael Jordan

Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

— John F. Kennedy

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

— Phil Jackson

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

They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the…

— Red Auerbach

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

— John Wooden

You can run a lot of plays when your X is twice as big as the other guys' O. It makes your…

— Paul Westphal

Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.

— Don Meyer

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

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

— Michael Jordan

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

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

— John Wooden

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

— Don Meyer

Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.

— Jack Ramsay

Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better

— John Wooden

Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

— Michael Jordan

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

— Hubie Brown

If you don't hold your team accountable then you will lose credibility and your team will be spoiled.

— John Brady

Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed.

— Jim Valvano

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

— Ara Parseghian

Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.

— Dean Smith

Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.

— Mike Krzyzewski

What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

— Dean Smith

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.

— Don Meyer

Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players.

— Billy Donovan

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

— Magic Johnson

If you get tough mentally, you can get tough physically and overcome fatigue.

— Pat Riley

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

— Don Meyer

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

— Bobby Knight

If you want team play, you must stress defense. Defense makes players unselfish.

— John Brady

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing.

— Vince Lombardi

Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success.

— Jim Harrick

He who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game.

— Adolph Rupp

Players who are late say that their time is more important than the team.

— Don Meyer

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

— John Wooden