45 basketball quotes from the best players

The sport of the basket and its stars leave us pearls in the form of reflections.

The best players in the history of basketball are not remembered just for the sake of it. 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 own time, to popularize the sport of basketball.

The best basketball quotes they left us were truly impressive and inspirational. and that is why we still refer to them today, 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.

Here are the best quotes from basketball, the NBA, the ACB and many other important leagues around the world.

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

The Jamaican center had it clear: no other team can overshadow the U.S. team that played in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

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

The small forward, who played his best years alongside Jordan in the Chicago Bulls, analyzes the importance of each player's role in relation to the collective needs.

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

The African center demonstrates with this phrase his infinite love for basketball.

4. Do your best when no one is watching. If you do that, you can be successful at anything you set your mind to. (Bob Cousy)

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

5. You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed, you're not going to succeed all the time, I know that. (LeBron James)

An active player who has changed the way the game is played. In this sentence he underlines that success also entails small partial failures.

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

Another phrase, this time from the Angel center, that 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's being able to take ownership and delegate. That's the only way you can get the respect of your teammates. It's getting everybody to believe in you and always giving your best. (Larry Bird)

The legendary Celtics shooter, on effort and leadership.

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

The difference between individualism and teamwork.

9. I've never thought about the consequences of missing a great shot...when you think about the consequences, you're thinking about a negative outcome. (Michael Jordan)

The winning mentality of the 23rd Bulls was absolutely epic.

10. You always have to be on the edge. You have to do every practice, every game, like it's your last (Kobe Bryant).

No one has ever succeeded without giving 200% of their potential.

11. I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. 26 times I have been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed it. I have failed over and over again in my life and that is why I am successful. (Michael Jordan)

Occasional failures pave a path of great success.

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

Another great player, Earvin Magic Johnson, gives us his view on 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 working together.

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 teamwork over individuality.

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

Sacrifice is always rewarded.

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 point guard KB24.

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

Focusing on future skills is the best way to move forward.

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Motivational basketball quotes

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

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

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

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

Wise words from perhaps the greatest basketball coach in history.

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

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

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

Cohesion among basketball stars is very complex.

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

The analytical aspect is essential to be an elite coach.

23. You can't 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. When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore, because all 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 never got distracted by everything around me, if it happened to others that worked in our favor. (Bill Laimbeer)

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

26. Every hour I don't spend in the gym I know there's someone training to take me down. (Karl Malone)

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

27. If I had an 80% success rate in free throws, I would surely be arrogant and not humble. So there's a reason for everything. (Shaquille O'Neal)

Shaq and his particular sense of humor.

28. Just because you put a suit on a man, doesn't mean he's a good guy. (Allen Iverson)

Looks can be deceiving. This phrase was uttered by the controversial shooting guard Allen Iverson.

29. You never know what they're expecting from you, so just go out there and play. (Manu Ginobili)

The Argentine shooting guard has this interesting opinion.

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

The German power forward puts bad games in perspective.

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

Motivation in spades with scoring forward Melo Anthony.

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

The recent MVP tells us his philosophy of life.

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

One of the best shooters reveals the key to success.

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

The Spaniard never gives up.

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

The legendary Detroit Pistons point guard talked about leadership skills in this way.

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

The coach thus emphasized the Lithuanian center's winning mentality.

37. All kids need is a little help, a little hope and someone who believes in them. (Magic Johnson)

The point guard, in a memorable and tender phrase.

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

An inspiring phrase like few others.

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

If you believe in your possibilities, you will succeed.

40. Good teams become great teams when they trust each other so much that the "we" prevails over the "I". (Phil Jackson)

On teamwork and blind trust in the team.

41. It was about time. Last year I played with hate, but this year I went back to playing 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're the only people who will support you whether you score zero points or forty. (Kobe Bryant)

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

43. Sex and golf are the only things where you can have a good time even if you're bad at it. (Charles Barkley)

The "fat" Barkley always has a witty retort.

44. It's not always the tallest who get higher, it's not always the fastest who get there first, it's not always the strongest who win the battle. But those who train the hardest, work the hardest and believe in the team are the ones who will win the most. (Pau Gasol)

The Barcelona power forward leaves us this tremendous motivational phrase.

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

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