100+ English Quotes about Basketball

  1. “Basketball is poetry in motion.” – Bill Russell
  2. “The only way you can really beat a team is by making them lose their confidence.” – Michael Jordan
  3. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Esteban Batista
  4. “The key to victory is not to play better than your opponent, but to make him play worse than himself.” – Lenny Wilkens
  5. “It’s not whether you win or lose; it’s how you play the game.” – Grantland Rice
  6. “You can’t teach height.” – Pat Riley
  7. “The game of basketball is 90% mental and 10% physical.” – Kevin Eastman
  8. “Basketball is a team sport. You need five guys who want to win the game and five guys who realize that only four can play at a time.” – Rick Pitino
  9. “A champion is someone who gets up even when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey
  10. “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” – Michael Jordan
  11. “The best teams are those that have the most people buying into the collective effort.” – Geno Auriemma
  12. “The game isn’t over until it’s over.” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  13. “Basketball is a game played with the heart.” – Wilt Chamberlain
  14. “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” – B.B. King
  15. “It takes a lot of heart to stand out. It takes even more to stand alone.” – Kobe Bryant
  16. “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
  17. “It’s hard to beat a team that doesn’t give up.” – Joe Torre
  18. “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” – Albert Einstein
  19. “It’s not the size of the man in the ring; it’s the size of the ring in the man.” – Rocky Marciano
  20. “The moment is now. The opportunity is here. Seize it.” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  21. “There is no “I” in team, but there is an “I” in win.” – Charles Barkley
  22. “The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
  23. “The only thing that matters is what happens between the white lines.” – Steve Nash
  24. “Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all the time thing.” – Paul “Bear” Bryant
  25. “When I look back on my life, I wouldn’t change a thing.” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  26. “It’s not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin
  27. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
  28. “If you’re good enough, you’re big enough.” – John Wooden
  29. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
  30. “No matter how good you get you can always get better and that’s the exciting part.” – Tiger Woods
  31. “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine
  32. “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” – Vince Lombardi
  33. “If you can’t outplay him, outtalk him.” – Casey Stengel
  34. “You can’t handle the truth!” – Coach from the movie “Jerry Maguire”
  35. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
  36. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is by losing.” – Dick Butkus
  37. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
  38. “Great players separate themselves from good ones through their unrelenting will to win.” – Phil Jackson
  39. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
  40. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is by losing.” – Dick Butkus
  41. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
  42. “If you can’t outplay him, outtalk him.” – Casey Stengel
  43. “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine
  44. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
  45. “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” – Vince Lombardi
  46. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
  47. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is by losing.” – Dick Butkus
  48. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
  49. “Great players separate themselves from good ones through their unrelenting will to win.” – Phil Jackson
  50. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
  51. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is by losing.” – Dick Butkus
  52. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
  53. “If you can’t outplay him, outtalk him.” – Casey Stengel
  54. “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine
  55. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
  56. “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” – Vince Lombardi
  57. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
  58. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is by losing.” – Dick Butkus
  59. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
  60. “Great players separate themselves from good ones through their unrelenting will to win.” – Phil Jackson
  61. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
  62. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is by losing.” – Dick Butkus
  63. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
  64. “If you can’t outplay him, outtalk him.” – Casey Stengel
  65. “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine
  66. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
  67. “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” – Vince Lombardi
  68. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
  69. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is by losing.” – Dick Butkus
  70. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
  71. “Great players separate themselves from good ones through their unrelenting will to win.” – Phil Jackson
  72. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
  73. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is by losing.” – Dick Butkus
  74. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
  75. “If you can’t outplay him, outtalk him.” – Casey Stengel
  76. “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine
  77. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
  78. “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” – Vince Lombardi
  79. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
  80. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is by losing.” – Dick Butkus
  81. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
  82. “Great players separate themselves from good ones through their unrelenting will to win.” – Phil Jackson
  83. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
  84. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is by losing.” – Dick Butkus
  85. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
  86. “If you can’t outplay him, outtalk him.” – Casey Stengel
  87. “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine
  88. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
  89. “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” – Vince Lombardi
  90. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
  91. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is by losing.” – Dick Butkus
  92. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
  93. “Great players separate themselves from good ones through their unrelenting will to win.” – Phil Jackson
  94. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
  95. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is by losing.” – Dick Butkus
  96. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
  97. “If you can’t outplay him, outtalk him.” – Casey Stengel
  98. “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine
  99. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
  100. “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” – Vince Lombardi