I’ve got a theory
that if you give 100 percent
all of the time,
somehow things
will work out in the end.
Larry Joe Bird
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.
Larry Joe Bird
Ask not
what your teammates
can do for you.
Ask
what you can do
for your teammates.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jr.
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.
Isiah Lord Thomas III
head coach, a basketball executive, and a broadcaster)
It was important
to me to believe,
because if I don’t believe,
how can I expect
them to believe?
Isiah Lord Thomas III
head coach, a basketball executive, and a broadcaster)
Sometimes,
you follow your dreams.
I say to the young people,
‘If you have a dream, chase it.’
Karl Anthony Malone
retired American professional basketball power forward)
I’ll make the right decision,
whichever one it is.
I have to be 100 percent,
not 95 or 99.
Karl Anthony Malone
retired American professional basketball power forward)
All these boundaries…
Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America
– are set by men.
But you don’t have
to look at boundaries
when you are looking at a man
– at the character of a man.
The question is:
What do you stand for?
Are you a follower,
or are you a leader?
Hakeem Abdul “The Dream” Olajuwon
If you are afraid
of failure
you don’t deserve
to be successful!
Charles Wade Barkley
American retired professional basketball player and
current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA “)
If you accept
the expectations of others,
especially negative ones,
then you never
will change the outcome.
Michael Jeffrey Jordan
American former professional basketball player and entrepreneur)
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!