- Basketball quotes are inspirational and plentiful.
Have you ever read these 50 more basketball quotes? Basketball will be over before we know it.
- Greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention. – Richard Moss, M.D.
- You can’t fly a kite unless you go against the wind and have a weight to keep it from turning a somersault. The same with man. No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and is prepared to assume responsibilities. – William J.H. Boetcker
- We make a living by what we get. But we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill
- In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. – Vince Lombardi
- Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. – John Wooden
- The most important statistic for a wrestling coach isn’t how many dual meets the team won nor the number of state champs they produced. It’s the number of wrestlers they had in the room on the last day of practice. – Greg DeMarco
- Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. – James Rogers
- One of my goals is to have NO wrestler go undefeated. – Jeff Buxton, Blair Academy
- A man of character does not expect to be liked by everyone, nor does he worry about being liked by anyone. – William A. Welker
- The wise does at once what the fool does at last. – Gracian Baltasar
- A positive mind has extra solving power. – Alexander Lockhart
- Personnel determines the potential of the team. Vision determines the direction of the team. Work ethic determines the preparation of the team. Leadership determines the success of the team. – John C. Maxwell
- The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer. – George Santayana
- It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test. – Elbert Hubbard
- Children have more need of models than critics. – Carolyn Coats
- Our attitude is the primary force that will determine whether we succeed or fail. – John C. Maxwell
- How a man plays the game shows something of his character; how he loses shows all of it. – Frosty Westering
- The harder you work, the harder it is to lose. – Unknown
- The things which hurt, instruct. – Ben Franklin
- Nobody who ever gave their best effort regretted it. – George Halas
- If I went back to college again, I’d concentrate on learning to write and to speak before an audience. Nothing is more important than the ability to communicate effectively. – Gerald R. Ford
- Set goals – high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good. – Paul “Bear” Bryant
- The secret of successful people lies in their ability to discover their strengths and organize their life so that these strengths can be applied. – John C. Maxwell
- Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. – Vince Lombardi
- The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. – Unknown
- I can take anyone down at anytime; they can’t take me down; no one can ride or turn me; I can control anyone. – Dan Gable
- The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. – Mark
Twain - It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen. – Claude M. Bristol
- Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things. – Paul “Bear” Bryant
- Failure is the path of least persistence. – Michael Larsen
- Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. – Dale Carnegie
- Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. – African Proverb
- Reputation is made in a moment; character is built in a lifetime. – Unknown
- Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you. – Denis Waitley
- A person’s true character is revealed by what he does when no one is watching.- Unknown
- Your companions are like the buttons on an elevator. They will either take you up or they will take you down. – Unknown
- A man who wants to lead an orchestra must turn his back to the crowd. – Max Lucado
- Nothing is more harmful to the service than the neglect of discipline; for discipline, more than numbers, gives one army superiority over another. – George Washington
- Success … has nothing to do with what you gain or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others. – Danny Thomas
- Chance favors those who are prepared. – Louis Pasteur
- There are two ways of spreading light – to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. – Edith Wharton
- Challenges should not be seen as obstacles but rather as opportunities for acquiring new experiences in life. – Unknown
- Nobody is a failure until he stops trying. – Unknown
- Praise in public, criticize in private. – Unknown
- Your temper is like a fire. It gets very destructive when it gets out of control. – Unknown
- As teachers and coaches, we must remember that when mere winning is our only goal, we are doomed to
disappointment and failure. But when our goal is to try to win, when our focus is on preparation and sacrifice and effort instead of on numbers on a scoreboard then we will never lose. – Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University basketball coach - Hard work is the best remedy for all of life’s trials. – Unknown
- No one knows what he can do until he tries. – Unknown
- Close scrutiny will show that most crisis situations are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you are. – Maxwell Maltz
- A great many people seem to end up over the hill without ever having actually climbed it!- Unknown
Which of these 50 more quotes about basketball were your favorites? Let me know in the comments!