"Play against the Game, not your opponent." — Bud Wilkinson

"Play against the Game, not your opponent."

— Bud Wilkinson

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12 Quotes by Bud Wilkinson

Bud Wilkinson has 12 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the…
The quality of your play never counts as much as the quality of your effort.
You can motivate players better with kind words than you can with a whip.
Morale and attitude are the fundamentals to success.
If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price.
Every game is an opportunity to measure yourself against your own potential.
Remember, 'Rome was not built in a day.' Instant success is never possible. Competence results only from sustained, consistent, self-disciplined…
The man who tried his best and failed is superior to the man who never tried.
We compete, not so much against an opponent, but against ourselves. The real test is this: Did I make my…
Football, in its purest form, remains a physical fight. As in any fight, if you don't want to fight, it's…
Confidence is the invisible cement that binds a team together.

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More Basketball Quotes

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Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense… — Red Auerbach
The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. — Red Auerbach
I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids. — Charles Barkley
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get… — Charles Barkley
These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound… — Charles Barkley
Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a… — Charles Barkley
You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black. — Charles Barkley
My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them,… — Charles Barkley
Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train. — Charles Barkley
My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character. — Charles Barkley
The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work. — Charles Barkley
If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in… — Charles Barkley

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