Top Basketball Quotes

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  1. Jimmy V Quotes March 10, 1946  “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.” Jimmy Valvano
  2. Larry Bird Quotes: “I’ve got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” Larry Bird
  3. “There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It’s up to you to decide what to do with them.” Jim Valvano
  4. “Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.” Jim Valvano
  5. “If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special.” Jim Valvano
  6. “There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It’s up to you to decide what to do with them.” Jim Valvano
  7. “Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.” Jim Valvano
  8. “If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special.” Jim Valvano
  9. “Make each day your masterpiece.” John Wooden
  10. “If I am through learning, I am through.” Coach John Wooden
  11. “Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” John Wooden
  12. “If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.” John Wooden
  13. “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” Coach John Wooden
  14. “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” John Wooden
  15. “Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” John Wooden
  16. “1. Be on time. 2. Never criticize a teammate. 3. Never use profanity.” John Wooden
  17. “I do not judge success based on championships; rather, I judge it on how close we came to realizing our potential.” John Wooden
  18. My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.” Bill Russell
  19. “Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.” Bill Russell
  20. “Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.” Bill Russell
  21. “Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.” Bill Russell
  22. “What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.” Bill Russell
  23. “Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.” Bill Russell
  24. “Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying “We work to become, not to acquire.”” Bill Russell
  25. “Friendship is a full-time job.” Bill Russell
  26. “You can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough.” Bill Russell
  27. “The magic to a great meeting is all of the work that’s done beforehand.” Bill Russell
  28. “The only important statistic is the final score.” Bill Russell