Play Hard Basketball Quotes

#1. Lightly I sped when hope was high
And youth beguiled the chase,
I follow, follow still: But I
Shall never see her face.

Frederick Locker-Lampson

#2. We didnt come out with any energy. We know were not good enough to let the game come to us. We have to come with high energy, play hard team basketball and do everything the right way. Coming into the season, we all knew we didnt have too much room for error.

Chris Bosh

#3. Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself.

Mike Krzyzewski

#4. Habit is the beneficent harness of routine which enables silly men to live respectfully and unhappy men to live calmly

George Eliot

#5. I'll never worry about not being successful. I'll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And play as hard as I can.

Bo Jackson

#6. It's hard to play well, but it's easy to work hard.

Kevin Durant

#7. People want to see big, escapist fare. They don't want to be challenged to think.

Harvey Weinstein

#8. Any tips for winning?" she'd asked. "Yeah. Do what you gotta do to survive." "That's it? Wow. You suck at pep talks.

Gena Showalter

#9. 'Play the right way' means play unselfishly, respect each other's achievements, play hard, fulfill your role

Gregg Popovich

#10. Strong female characters - even if they don't necessarily make the same decisions that we might - make such great narrative material, especially when there's an equally strong male character in the mix.

Meg Cabot

#11. It's hard to play basketball when nothing is inside of you.

Ben McLemore

#12. Anyone who ain't family is opposition

Vinnie Paz

#13. I came up in a small town ghetto and I never did think I'd be a celebrity or famous athlete, I was just loving to play the game of basketball. And I worked hard at everything I did.

Moses Malone

#14. We sure didn't play great, but we played hard. And I can live with that.

Don Meyer

#15. Once practice starts, we work hard, and that's the best conditioning there is. Everything counts. Every little thing counts. Run hard, play hard, go after the ball hard, guard hard. If you play soft (what I call signing a 'non-aggression pact' with your teammates), you won't ever get into shape.

Pete Carril

#16. I was definitely out of control, but I loved the game of basketball and I played to win and I didn't understand anything less than that. That's why I have a hard time with the young men who can't play because they went to the dentist this afternoon.

Mel Daniels

#17. If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly. If they tell you a guy works hard, he can't play a lick. Same thing.

Charles Barkley

#18. I am always going to be in the hood in my heart, but what I did was added on the masters of arts, fine arts and the doctorate ... if you want me to pull that out, I can get very distinguished ... but I'm not going there ... I don't have to put on airs; the knowledge comes out - just listen.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

#19. I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to accomplish that objective.

John Wooden

#20. Our Lady is always close to us, especially when we feel the weight of life with all its problems

Pope Francis

#21. Play hard, learn as much as I can and do what I do best. The rest will take care of itself I think.

Carmelo Anthony

#22. 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

#23. Science is a contemplative possession of reality through exclusion of all illusion, error and ignorance.

Georges Canguilhem

#24. The fundamentals of the game are the same wherever you go: pass, dribble, shoot, defend, rebound, screen, play hard and together

Terry Stotts

#25. There's only one thing we can control, and that is how hard we play.

Don Meyer

#26. Restraint is totally the wrong way to go when the man of your dreams is licking your pussy like it's made of spun sugar.

Ainsley Booth

#27. No one is bigger than the team. You're going to be on time, you're going play hard, you're going to know your job and you're going to know when to pass and shoot. If you can't do those four things you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are.

Hubie Brown

#28. Building relationships is the key for being happy as a coach. Players must want to play for you. If they are comfortable with you, they will work hard for you.

Mike McConathy

#29. I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come ... Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is what I want to do.

Andrew Bogut