Basketball Inspirational Quotes

#1. Every time I rise up, I have confidence that I'm going to make it.

Stephen Curry

#2. It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be
in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from
religion.

John Wooden

#3. Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass.

George Raveling

#4. Nothing has any power over me other than that which I give it through my conscious thoughts.

Tony Robbins

#5. It is one of the strange ironies of this strange life that those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest.

Brutus Hamilton

#6. The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be in a good mood, because that is what people expect. You learn to get good at it.

Michael Jordan

#7. The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind.

Red Auerbach

#8. Basketball Rule #2 (random text from Dad)
Hustle dig
Grind push
Run fast
Change pivot
Chase pull
Aim shoot
Work smart
Live smarter
Play hard
Practice harder

Kwame Alexander

#9. On how to make the game more exciting - Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.

Al McGuire

#10. I play because I have fun. The vets of this team, I just wanted to say thanks to them. You guys mean so much to me. I can have a terrible day and walk in the gym and have Hasheem smile at me. That will change my day.

Kevin Durant

#11. We old athletes carry the disfigurements and markings of contests remembered only by us and no one else. Nothing is more lost than a forgotten game.

Pat Conroy

#12. My mom always tells me that ... Nobody is going to remember you for the great basketball player you are but they will remember you for the character you have off the court and how many lives you're changed.

Isaiah Austin

#13. When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.

Larry Bird

#14. I'm not the guy who's afraid of failure. I like to take risks, take the big shot and all that.

Stephen Curry

#15. Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.

Phil Jackson

#16. Success is not an accident, success is actually a choice.

Stephen Curry

#17. A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.

Jim Valvano

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

Mike Krzyzewski

#19. I've never been afraid of big moments. I get butterflies.. I get nervous and anxious, but I think those are all good signs that I'm ready for the moment.

Stephen Curry

#20. The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.

Bobby Knight

#21. Your limits are somewhere up there, waiting for you to reach beyond infinity.

Arnold Henry