Browsing Topic Best Basketball Motivation Quotes

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

Determination silences doubters.

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

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.

The two ingredients in success in basketball are playing hard and playing intelligently.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you’re doing.

You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you’ll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.

Success is not an accident, success is actually a choice.

Every time I rise up, I have confidence that I’m going to make it.

You don’t have to live anybody else’s story.

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

It isn’t about what you do, but how you do it

If you are honest with yourself and can look into a mirror and believe that you have given 100 percent, you should feel proud. If you cannot, then there is more work to be done.

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

A person really doesn’t become whole, until he becomes a part of something that’s bigger than himself.

You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.

Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.

If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

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

I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can’t trust em.

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

Basketball doesn’t build character it reveals it.

It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

Never mistake activity for achievement.

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

Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.

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