{"id":7347,"date":"2017-04-21T14:58:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T14:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetofsuccess.com\/blog\/?p=7347"},"modified":"2020-05-01T11:48:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T11:48:29","slug":"inspirational-basketball-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetofsuccess.com\/blog\/inspirational-basketball-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"The 101 Most Inspirational Basketball Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since its invention in 1891, basketball has become one of the most popular sports in the world. Even though you can quickly acquire the basic skills to play basketball, becoming a truly skilled player takes a lot of exercise and dedication. Therefore, having the right motivation<\/a> is a key ingredient to continuously keep improving your basketball skills. But sometimes, the going can get really tough. When you are struggling to reach the next level, it can be quite helpful to have some motivating basketball quotes at hand. These quotes will inspire you to keep pushing your limits. They will encourage you to train harder and to never give up on your dreams. No matter how painful it gets, these basketball quotes will help you to always keep going.<\/p>\n

Basketball quotes are a fantastic way to boost your own and your teammates\u2019 motivation. No matter if you\u2019re an athlete seeking to improve your game or a coach looking for some inspiration for your team, basketball quotes will always get the job done.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.\u201d
\nMichael Jordan<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What differentiates successful basketball players from all the others is their unquenchable inner drive to succeed.<\/p>\n

\"Basketball
The following basketball quotes will help you to push beyond your limits.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Their passion for the game helps them to train harder, with more intensity and excellence than 99.9% of the rest. That\u2019s what makes them so successful. By learning from these exceptional players, you can draw a lot of inspiration and motivation for your own life. To help you do so, we\u2019ve created an inspiring collection of basketball quotes in the following.<\/p>\n

The 101 Most Inspirational Basketball Quotes<\/h2>\n

The following basketball quotes will help you to ignite within you the unquenchable desire to become a successful basketball player. They will motivate you to overcome all the obstacles that prevent you from reaching the next level. Even more so, these motivating basketball quotes will help you to develop the inner drive that is necessary to succeed.<\/p>\n

Here are these motivating and inspiring basketball quotes<\/h4>\n

1.<\/h3>\n

“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Basketball<\/p>\n

2.<\/h3>\n

“Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.”
\nKevin Durant<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Basketball<\/p>\n

3.<\/h3>\n

“No matter how hard you work at your craft and no matter how successful you become, people just have to find something negative to hang on you. [\u2026] The bar is always being raised as you go. The rules are always being rewritten. There’s aggravation that comes with that, but that’s part of what makes triumph so sweet.”
\nCharles Barkley<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Basketball<\/p>\n

4.<\/h3>\n

“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.”
\nLarry Bird<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Basketball<\/p>\n

5.<\/h3>\n

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Basketball<\/p>\n

6.<\/h3>\n

“Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.”
\nShaquille O’Neal<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Excellence<\/p>\n

7.<\/h3>\n

“I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.”
\nAllen Iverson<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

8.<\/h3>\n

“There’s a great quote by Julius Irving that went, ‘Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don’t feel like doing them.'”
\nDavid Halberstam<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Doing<\/p>\n

9.<\/h3>\n

“Nothing is given. Everything is earned.”
\nLeBron James<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Nothing<\/p>\n

10.<\/h3>\n

“What do you do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.”
\nDean Smith<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

11.<\/h3>\n

“Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.”
\nBill Russell<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Bill<\/p>\n

12.<\/h3>\n

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Michael<\/p>\n

13.<\/h3>\n

“Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.”
\nDean Smith<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Basketball<\/p>\n

14.<\/h3>\n

“How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate.”
\nBrad Stevens<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

15.<\/h3>\n

“Obstacles don\u2019t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don\u2019t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Michael<\/p>\n

16.<\/h3>\n

“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”
\nJohn Wooden<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Ability<\/p>\n

17.<\/h3>\n

“Leadership is diving for a loose ball. It\u2019s about being able to take it as well as dish it out. That\u2019s the only way your going to get respect from other players”
\nLarry Bird<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

18.<\/h3>\n

“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"You<\/p>\n

19.<\/h3>\n

“Good players want to be coached… Great players want to be told the truth.”
\nDoc Rivers<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Good<\/p>\n

20.<\/h3>\n

“Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.”
\nDon Meyer<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

21.<\/h3>\n

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"I've<\/p>\n

22.<\/h3>\n

“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.”
\nTim Duncan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

23.<\/h3>\n

“To inspire the players, I adapted a quote from Walt Whitman and taped it on their lockers before the first game of the playoffs, against the Miami Heat. ‘Henceforth we seek not good fortune, we are ourselves good fortune’.”
\nPhil Jackson<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

24.<\/h3>\n

“If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit. Never quit!”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"If<\/p>\n

25.<\/h3>\n

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.”
\nPhil Jackson<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

26.<\/h3>\n

“It takes three things to be a \u2018special\u2019 player: talent, character, and competitive fire.”
\nKevin Eastman<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Three<\/p>\n

27.<\/h3>\n

“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”
\nJohn Wooden<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

28.<\/h3>\n

“But that’s the thing about basketball: you don’t play games on paper.”
\nBill Simmons<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

29.<\/h3>\n

“It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.”
\nJohn Wooden<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

30.<\/h3>\n

“Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you\u2019ve got him.”
\nBill Russell<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

31.<\/h3>\n

“Me shooting 40% at the foul line is just God’s way of saying nobody’s perfect.”
\nShaquille O’Neal<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Nobody's<\/p>\n

32.<\/h3>\n

“My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

33.<\/h3>\n

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
\nJohn Wooden<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Your<\/p>\n

34.<\/h3>\n

“Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball. I didn\u2019t play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals. You\u2019ve got to have them down before you can even think about playing.”
\nLarry Bird<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

35.<\/h3>\n

“Sometimes a player’s greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.”
\nScottie Pippen<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"His<\/p>\n

36.<\/h3>\n

“Something just doesn’t pop under your nose; you have to work for it.”
\nLeBron James<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

37.<\/h3>\n

“Put great thought to what and how you practice. Once practice is done you can never get that time back. Did you simulate the game?”
\nKevin Eastman<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

38.<\/h3>\n

“The key is not the \u2018will to win\u2019\u2026 everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.”
\nBob Knight<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

39.<\/h3>\n

“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Basketball<\/p>\n

40.<\/h3>\n

“I think the reason why I’m the person who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I was younger.”
\nLeBron James<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

41.<\/h3>\n

“There\u2019s only one thing we can control, and that is how hard we play.”
\nDon Meyer<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

42.<\/h3>\n

“The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.”
\nBill Russell<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

43.<\/h3>\n

“When you think you have done enough, do a little more, because someone out there is working harder than you.”
\nLarry Bird<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"When<\/p>\n

44.<\/h3>\n

“I’m playing; I’m here. I’m going to fight until they tell me they don’t want me anymore.”
\nSteve Nash<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

45.<\/h3>\n

“In order to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them.”
\nBob Knight<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Achieve<\/p>\n

46.<\/h3>\n

“Don’t mistake activity with achievement.”
\nJohn Wooden<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

47.<\/h3>\n

“Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Everybody<\/p>\n

48.<\/h3>\n

“Most of us spend the bulk of our time caught up in thoughts of the past or the future \u2014 which can be dangerous if your job is winning basketball games. Basketball takes place at such a lightning pace that it\u2019s easy to make mistakes and get obsessed with what just happened or what might happen next, which distracts you from the only thing that really matters \u2014 this very moment.”
\nPhil Jackson<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

49.<\/h3>\n

“The key to success is failure”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

50.<\/h3>\n

“I’m chasing perfection.”
\nKobe Bryant”<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

51.<\/h3>\n

“I don\u2019t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody \u2013 somewhere \u2013 was practicing more than me.”
\nLarry Bird<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

52.<\/h3>\n

“Approach the game with no preset agendas and you’ll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.”
\nPhil Jackson<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

53.<\/h3>\n

“Some times your best effort just isn’t good enough.”
\nLeBron James<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Your<\/p>\n

54.<\/h3>\n

“I’ve never lost a game I just ran out of time.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

55.<\/h3>\n

“I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I’m like, ‘My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don’t have it. I just want to chill.’ We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it. You embrace it.”
\nKobe Bryant<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

56.<\/h3>\n

“Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Never<\/p>\n

57.<\/h3>\n

“The most we can hope for is to create the best possible conditions for success, then let go of the outcome. The ride is a lot more fun that way.”
\nPhil Jackson<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

58.<\/h3>\n

“If every basketball player worked as hard as I did, I\u2019d be out of a job.”
\nSteve Nash<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Every<\/p>\n

59.<\/h3>\n

“You don\u2019t need great skill to be a tough rebounder; being a rebounder is all about effort, determination, and physicality.”
\nMike Malone<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

60.<\/h3>\n

“The basketball court for me, during a game, is the most peaceful place I can imagine. On the basketball court, I worry about nothing. When I’m out there, no one can bother me…”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

61.<\/h3>\n

“The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically\/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game.”
\nBob Knight<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Make<\/p>\n

62.<\/h3>\n

“If all I’m remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I’ve done a bad job with the rest of my life.”
\nIsiah Thomas<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

63.<\/h3>\n

“Your best player has to set a tone of intolerance for anything that gets in the way of winning.”
\nJeff Van Gundy<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Your<\/p>\n

64.<\/h3>\n

“As a leader, your job is to do everything in your power to create the perfect conditions for success by benching your ego and inspiring your team to play the game the right way. But at some point, you need to let go and turn yourself over to the basketball gods. The soul of success is surrendering to what is.”
\nPhil Jackson<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

65.<\/h3>\n

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
\nJohn Wooden<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

66.<\/h3>\n

“Push yourself again and again. Don\u2019t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.”
\nLarry Bird<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

67.<\/h3>\n

“I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I’m like, ‘I didn’t think I’d be here.’\u201e
\nKevin Durant<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

68.<\/h3>\n

“The day I stopped worrying about stats is the day I started winning.”
\nShaquille O\u2019Neal<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

69.<\/h3>\n

“There is no “I”in team but there is in win.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

70.<\/h3>\n

“The important thing is that your teammates have to know you’re pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.”
\nKobe Bryant<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

71.<\/h3>\n

“Discipline is doing what has to be done, when it has to be done, as well as it can be done, and doing it that way all the time.”
\nBob Knight<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

72.<\/h3>\n

“Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

73.<\/h3>\n

“One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.”
\nKareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

74.<\/h3>\n

“I\u2019ve always been impressed by Kobe\u2019s resilience and ironclad self-confidence. Unlike Shaq, who was often plagued by self-doubt, Kobe never let such thoughts cross his mind. If someone set the bar at ten feet, he\u2019d jump eleven, even if no one had ever done it before. That\u2019s the attitude he brought with him when he arrived at training camp that fall, and it had a powerful impact on his teammates.”
\nPhil Jackson<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

75.<\/h3>\n

“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”
\nJohn Wooden<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

76.<\/h3>\n

“If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

77.<\/h3>\n

“People just don’t understand how obsessed I am with winning.”
\nKobe Bryant<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

78.<\/h3>\n

“Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.”
\nKareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

79.<\/h3>\n

“That\u2019s why at the start of every season I always encouraged players to focus on the journey rather than the goal. What matters most is playing the game the right way and having the courage to grow, as human beings as well as basketball players. When you do that, the ring takes care of itself.”
\nPhil Jackson<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

80.<\/h3>\n

“Coaches shouldn\u2019t have to push you to work hard, you should push yourself to work hard because you want to be a great player.”
\nBob Knight<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

81.<\/h3>\n

“I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less.”
\nDirk Nowitzki<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Always<\/p>\n

82.<\/h3>\n

“You cant win unless you learn how to lose.”
\nKareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

83.<\/h3>\n

“Good thing in this business is that you just have to make one big shot and that\u2019s enough to make you forget 9 other shots that you missed.”
\nGuy Zucker<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

84.<\/h3>\n

“Goals determine what you\u2019re going to be.”
\nJulius Erving<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Julius<\/p>\n

85.<\/h3>\n

“Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

86.<\/h3>\n

“Everything is habit forming, so make sure what you do is what you want to be doing.”
\nWilt Chamberlain<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

87.<\/h3>\n

“Failure is acceptable. but not trying is a whole different ball park.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

88.<\/h3>\n

“A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your friends are going out, you’re going to the gym, those are the sacrifices that you have to make if you want to be an NBA basketball player.”
\nJason Kidd<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

89.<\/h3>\n

“Everyting negative \u2013 pressure, challenges \u2013 is all an opportunity for me to rise.”
\nKobe Bryant<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

90.<\/h3>\n

“I love seeing my teammates succeed. That\u2019s what I get more excited about than anything.”
\nLeBron James<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

91.<\/h3>\n

“It\u2019s OK to make mistakes. That\u2019s how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes.”
\nKareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"It's<\/p>\n

92.<\/h3>\n

“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
\nJohn Wooden<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

93.<\/h3>\n

“We old athletes carry the disfigurements and markings of contests remembered only by us and no one else. Nothing is more lost than a forgotten game.”
\nPat Conroy<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

94.<\/h3>\n

“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.”
\nWilt Chamberlain<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

95.<\/h3>\n

“The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I\u2019d made my teammates play.”
\nBill Russell<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

96.<\/h3>\n

“What is love? Love is playing every game as if it’s your last!”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

97.<\/h3>\n

“Everything is habit forming, so make sure what you do is what you want to be doing.”
\nWilt Chamberlain<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

98.<\/h3>\n

“The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not”
\nCharles Barkley<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

99.<\/h3>\n

“I’m here. I’m not going anywhere. No matter what the injury – unless it’s completely debilitating – I’m going to be the same player I’ve always been. I’ll figure it out. I’ll make some tweaks, some changes, but I’m still coming.”
\nKobe Bryant<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

100.<\/h3>\n

“Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.”
\nJohn Wooden<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

101.<\/h3>\n

“To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Learn<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoyed this collection of inspiring basketball quotes.<\/p>\n

Stay victorious!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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