Basketball Quotes

A collection of inspirational basketball quotes listed alphabetically by the person quoted.

• Aaron, Hank "Consistency is what counts; you have to be able to do things over and over again."
  
  
• Aaron, Hank "In playing ball, and in life, a person occasionally gets the opportunity to do something great. When that time comes, only two things matter: being prepared to sieze the moment and having the courage to take your best swing."
  
  
• Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem "As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.”
  
  
• Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem "Michael Jordan, Magic, and myself all learned how to play the game in college in programs that emphasized the team."
  
  
• Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem "One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team."
  
  
• Adams, John Quincy "Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air."
  
  
• Ali, Muhammad "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
  
  
• Allen, George “People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.”
  
  
• Allen, James "People are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves.  They therefore remain bound."
  
  
• Aristotle "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit."
  
  
• Aristotle "Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them."
  
  
• Armstrong, Lance"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever."
  
  
• Ashcroft, Jan "There is no such thing as can't, only won't. If you're qualified, all it takes is a burning desire to accomplish, to make a change. Go forward, go backward. Whatever it takes! But you can't blame other people or society in general. It all comes from your mind."
  
  
• Ashe, Arthur "You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy."
  
  
• Ashe, Arthur "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."
  
  
• Auerbach, Red "Some say you have to use your five best players, but I found out you win with the five that fit together best as a team."
  
  
• Auriemma, Geno "Bottom line, you're either a risk taker, or your not, and if you don't take risks, you'll never win big."
  
  
• Auriemma, Geno "I don't hire good coaches, I hire good people. If they turn out to be good coaches, too, that's a plus."
  
  
• Austin, James H. "Chance favors those in motion."
  

  
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