45 basketball quotes from the best players

The best players in the history of basketball are not remembered just like that. Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Bill Russell, Kevin Garnett, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson... great athletes who contributed, each in his time, to popularize the sport of the basket.

The best basketball phrases that they left us were really impressive and inspiring And that is why today we still refer to them, because the legacy they left us will pass from generation to generation.

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Basketball quotes: Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and many more

Then we leave you with the best phrases of basketball, the NBA, the ACB and many more important leagues in the world.

1. There is no possible comparison with the Dream Team. (Patrick Ewing)

The Jamaican center was clear: no other team can overshadow the US team that played the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992.

2. Sometimes a player's greatest challenge comes in relation to his role on the team. (Scottie Pippen)

The forward, who played his best years with Jordan in the Chicago Bulls, analyzes the importance of the role of each player regarding the collective needs.

3. I always have a ball in the car. You never know. (Hakeem Olajuwon)

With this phrase, the African pivot shows his infinite love for basketball.

4. He does his best when no one is watching. If you do that, you can be successful in whatever you set your mind to. (Bob Cousy)

One of the pioneers of North American basketball, on the capacity for sacrifice and effort.

5. You cannot be afraid of failing. It is the only way you succeed, you will not always succeed, I know. (Lebron James)

An active player who has changed the gameplay. In this sentence he emphasizes that success also entails small partial failures.

6. I think someone should explain to children that it is normal to make mistakes. This is how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes. (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)

Another phrase, this time from the Los Angeles center, which reminds us that the road to success is not a straight line.

7. Leadership is fighting for a loose ball, having everyone involved, all the other players. It is being able to assume and delegate. that's the only way you can get the respect of your peers. It is getting everyone to believe in you and always offer the best of yourself. (Larry Bird)

The mythical Celtics shooter, about effort and leadership.

8. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships. (Michael Jordan)

The difference between individualism and teamwork.

9. I have never thought about the consequences of missing a great shot… when you think about the consequences, you are thinking of a negative result. (Michael Jordan)

The Bulls 23 winning mentality was absolutely epic.

10. You always have to be on the edge. You have to do every training, every game, as if it were the last (Kobe Bryant)

No one has succeeded without giving 200% of their chances.

11. I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. 26 times they have trusted me to take the shot that won the game and I failed. I have failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. (Michael Jordan)

One-off failures pave you a path of great success.

12. You have to give 125 percent. He puts his heart and soul into it; learn to have a positive and winning attitude. Don't accept defeat, but learn from it. (Magic Johnson)

Another great player, Earvin Magic Johnson, gives us his insight into effort and learning.

13. The strength of the team is in each individual member. The strength of each member is in the team. (Phil Jackson)

The former player and coach, in another famous quote that praises the teamwork.

14. One man can be a crucial ingredient in a team, but one man cannot make a team. (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)

Another reflection that emphasizes the whole over individualities.

15. I have a theory that if you give 100% all the time, somehow things will work out in the end. (Larry Bird)

Sacrifice always has a reward.

16. I'm going to do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a glass of water to a teammate, or hitting the winning shot. (Kobe Bryant)

The winning mentality of the escort KB24.

17. You must expect things from yourself before you can do them. (Michael Jordan)

Focusing on future skills is the best way forward.

Basketball or basketball (from English basketball) It's a team-sport in which two teams of five players compete on a parquet court. The goal of this team game is to get the ball into the opponent's team's basket, a metal ring located 3.05 meters high. The height of the goal makes many of the professionals in this sport individuals of unusual stature.

Basketball motivational quotes

We continue with more famous basketball quotes that leave a great taste in our mouths, as they highlight the value of effort and companionship.

18. I've had enough success for two lifetimes together, my success is talent alongside hard work and a good deal of luck. (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)

Lew Alcindor was very clear about how to achieve his goals.

19. The most important part of the profession lies on the training court, not in the game. You reach a certain point where you have to trust the players to translate what they have learned into action. (Phil Jackson)

You know the words that he is, perhaps, the best basketball coach in history.

20. Losing balls is the prelude to a bad attack. (Antonio Díaz Miguel)

One of the main fears of coaches: poor pass selection and tactical imbalances.

21. Getting good players is easy. Getting them to play together is the hardest part. (Casey Stengel)

Cohesion between basketball stars is very complex.

22. All coaches are creative, but if you don't have a good database, you won't get anywhere. (Gustavo Aranzana)

The analytical aspect is essential to be an elite coach.

23. You cannot choose how to lose, but you can choose how to recover to win next time. (Pat Riley)

Another outstanding coach, on resilience in sport.

24. Upon reaching that level, it is not a question of talent anymore, because all the players are very talented. It's about preparation, playing smart, and making good decisions. (Hakeem Olajuwon)

The role of decisions at an elite level.

25. I just did my job; play basketball and win rings. I was never distracted by everything around me, if that happened to others it played in our favor. (Bill Laimbeer)

The 'bad boy', with his pragmatic vision of the championship.

26. Every hour that I don't spend in the gym, I know there is someone training to bring me down. (Karl Malone)

If you don't train hard, the opponent will have it much easier.

27. If he had an 80% accuracy on free throws he would surely be arrogant and not humble. So everything has its reason for being. (Shaquille O'Neal)

Shaq and his particular sense of humor.

28. Just by putting a suit on a man doesn't mean he's a nice guy. (Allen Iverson)

Appearances can be deceiving. This phrase was pronounced by the controversial escort Allen Iverson.

29. You never know what they are expecting of you, so just step out onto the court and play. (Manu Ginobili)

The Argentine guard has this interesting opinion.

30. If you give your best, you have nothing to be ashamed of. A defeat is not a disgrace. (Dirk Nowitzki)

The German power forward relativizes bad games.

31. No one should expect more from you than yourself. (Carmelo Anthony)

Motivation galore with scorer forward Melo Anthony.

32. Success is not an accident, success is a choice. (Stephen Curry)

The recent MVP tells us about his philosophy of life.

33. The key is consistency: if you want to be a great shooter, you must always shoot the same. (Ray Allen)

One of the best shooters reveals the key to success.

34. In the face of adversity, I grow up and I have always lived with the pressure of expectations. (Pau Gasol)

The Spanish never gives up.

35. The biggest difference is in leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. Many of today's younger players suffer from a lack of direction. (Isiah Thomas)

The legendary point guard of the Detroit Pistons spoke well about leadership skills.

36. Arvydas Sabonis could have literally died on the court. I have never seen a player shoot with so much pressure on his back. (Don Nelson)

The coach thus highlighted the winning mentality of the Lithuanian center.

37. All children need is a little help, a little hope, and someone to believe in them. (Magic Johnson)

The base, in a memorable and tender phrase.

38. Never underestimate the heart of a champion. (Rudy Tomjanovich)

An inspiring phrase like few others.

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39. There is no greater motivator on earth than yourself. (Magic Johnson)

If you trust your possibilities, you will get ahead.

40. Good teams become great teams when their members trust each other so much that "we" prevail over "me." (Phil Jackson)

About companionship and blind trust in the team.

41. It was time. Last year I played with hatred, but this one I played again with a lot of love and passion. (Lebron James)

The resurrection of a great player.

42. My parents are my backbone. They still are. They are the only people who will support you whether you score zero points or score forty. (Kobe Bryant)

On paternal and family love, the Los Angeles escort leaves us this phrase that should be taken into account.

43. Sex and golf are the only things where even being bad you can have a good time. (Charles Barkley)

The "fat" Barkley always has a witty answer.

44. Not always the tallest arrive higher, not always the fastest arrive before, not always the strongest are the ones who win the battle. But those who train the most, try harder and believe in the team the most are the ones who will win the most times. (Pau Gasol)

The Barcelona power forward leaves us this tremendous motivating phrase.

45. A good result is having done your best. (John Wooden)

One of the forerunners of this sport has a phrase that rewards the effort and not the result.