Basketball Inspirational Quotes

"When you're not practicing, someone else is getting better."

- Allen Iverson

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"Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody."

- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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"Stop by stop by stop. Play aggressively. Sprint back on 'D' and pay attention to how we're supposed to guard as a team"

- Gregg Popovich

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"How competitive can you be without losing your discipline"

- Doc Rivers

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"If you're not talking, you’re not playing defense"

- Doc Rivers

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"Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise"

- Michael Jordan

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"Do you want to choose winning over standing out? It’s a choice every player on every championship team has to do"

- Doc Rivers

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"You have to earn your right to win the game with effort and togetherness"

- Brad Stevens

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"Encourage 'random' picks on the ball because they cannot be scouted"

- Doc Rivers

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"I don't think you should ever run from history"

- Doc Rivers

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