Talent is god given - fame is man given - conceit is self given. John Robert Wooden

The Best 50 Quotes by Basketball Players & Coaches

Be a dreamer.
If you don’t know
how to dream,
you’re dead.

James Thomas Anthony “Jim” Valvano

(1946 – 1993, nicknamed Jimmy V,
American college basketball coach and broadcaster)

Basketball Quotes: One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

One man can be
a crucial ingredient
on a team,
but one man cannot
make a team.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

(*1947, retired American professional basketball player
who played 20 seasons in the NBA)

A basketball team is
like the five fingers
on your hand.
If you can get them all together,
you have a fist.
That’s
how I want you to play.

Michael William “Mike” Krzyzewski

(*1947, nicknamed “Coach K”,
American basketball coach and former player)

Believe
that the loose ball
that you are chasing
has your name on it.

Michael William “Mike” Krzyzewski

(*1947, nicknamed “Coach K”,
American basketball coach and former player)

The key to success is
to keep growing
in all areas of life…
mental, emotional, spiritual,
as well as physical.

Julius Winfield Erving II

(*1950, commonly known by the nickname Dr. J,
retired American basketball player)

To be great
we need to win games
we aren’t supposed to win.

Julius Winfield Erving II

(*1950, commonly known by the nickname Dr. J,
retired American basketball player)

Basketball is one
of those rare opportunities
where you can make a difference,
not only for yourself,
but for other people as well.

William Theodore “Bill” Walton III

(*1952, nicknamed “The Big Red-Head”,
retired American basketball player and television sportscaster)

You don’t win championships
by just being normal,
by just being average.

William Theodore “Bill” Walton III

(*1952, nicknamed “The Big Red-Head”,
retired American basketball player and television sportscaster)

Excellence is
the unlimited ability
to improve the quality
of what you have to offer.

Richard Andrew “Rick” Pitino

(*1952, American basketball coach)

Push yourself
again and again.
Don’t give an inch
until the final buzzer sounds.

Larry Joe Bird

(*1956, current team president of the Indiana Pacers of the NBA)

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  1. Basketball quotes are not only applied on the court but also in real life. Just like how how we aim for our goals, basketball is also a matter of tries, failures and success. Great ones!