Inspirational Basketball Quotes

Inspirational Basketball Quotes

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The only competition is yourself.
Shane Beschen 1997

Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.
Dr. James Naismith

You've got to chase your dreams.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson

It takes a few things to play basketball. You have to be tall, you have to be agile, and quick, you have to be willing and most importantly, you have to be inspired.

Witness these Inspirational Basketball Quotes, all from players and coaches who gave their life to the game. They have one common theme running through them. All of them know the value that inspiration played in their success.

To begin with there is the creator of the basketball game, dr. James naismith:

Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.
Dr. James Naismith

There is the also the great Wilt Chamberlain, normally silent and stoic, here he is uncharacteristically funny and expressive:

They say nobody is perfect. Then they tell us practice makes perfect. I Wish they�d make up their minds.
Wilt Chamberlain

Any American boy can be a basketball star if he grows up, up, up.
Bill Vaughn

Basketball is like photography, if you don't focus, all you have is the negative.
Dan Frisby

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.
Tim Duncan

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
Bill Russell

Kareem abdul jabbar the amazing center for the los angeles lakers, also a quiet reserved man, spoke about the way success is achieved in sport in the most eloquent words:

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

Last there is the legendary coach jerry tarkanian, who breaks down the game of basketball and the games success into its simplest terms:

The secert is having eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.
Jerry Tarkanian

As you can see all these famous basketball quotes provide players with inspiration and the ambition to succeed in their chosen sport and these are quotes that will never be forgotten in the game of basketball.

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