“Heroes come and go, but legends are forever.”

“Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.”﻿

“Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.”﻿

“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”﻿

“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.”﻿

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”﻿

“One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make﻿ a team.”

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.”﻿

“If you don’t belive in yourself no one will do it for you.”

Looking for some quotes to motivate you to improve your game? Discover our collection of inspirational basketball quotes to push your limits.

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Since its invention in 1891, basketball has become one of the most popular sports in the world. Even though you can quickly acquire the basic skills to play basketball, becoming a truly skilled player takes a lot of exercise and dedication. Therefore, having <a href="http://www.planetofsuccess.com/blog/2015/how-to-get-motivated-the-ultimate-guide/">the right motivation </a>is a key ingredient to continuously keep improving your basketball skills. But sometimes, the going can get really tough. When you are struggling to reach the next level, it can be quite helpful to have some motivating basketball quotes at hand. These quotes will inspire you to keep pushing your limits. They will encourage you to train harder and to never give up on your dreams. No matter how painful it gets, these basketball quotes will help you to always keep going.

Basketball quotes are a fantastic way to boost your own and your teammates’ motivation. No matter if you’re an athlete seeking to improve your game or a coach looking for some inspiration for your team, basketball quotes will always get the job done.

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 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

What differentiates successful basketball players from all the others is their unquenchable inner drive to succeed.

The following basketball quotes will help you to push beyond your limits.

Their passion for the game helps them to train harder, with more intensity and excellence than 99.9% of the rest. That’s what makes them so successful. By learning from these exceptional players, you can draw a lot of inspiration and motivation for your own life. To help you do so, we’ve created an inspiring collection of basketball quotes in the following.

The following basketball quotes will help you to ignite within you the unquenchable desire to become a successful basketball player. They will motivate you to overcome all the obstacles that prevent you from reaching the next level. Even more so, these motivating basketball quotes will help you to develop the inner drive that is necessary to succeed.

Here are these motivating and inspiring basketball quotes

“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Michael Jordan

“Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.” Kevin Durant

“No matter how hard you work at your craft and no matter how successful you become, people just have to find something negative to hang on you. […] The bar is always being raised as you go. The rules are always being rewritten. There’s aggravation that comes with that, but that’s part of what makes triumph so sweet.” Charles Barkley

“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” Larry Bird

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.” Michael Jordan

“Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.” Shaquille O’Neal

“I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.” Allen Iverson

“There’s a great quote by Julius Irving that went, ‘Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don’t feel like doing them.'” David Halberstam

“Nothing is given. Everything is earned.” LeBron James

“What do you do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.” Dean Smith

“Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.” Bill Russell

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” Michael Jordan

“Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.” Dean Smith

“How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate.” Brad Stevens

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” Michael Jordan

“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” John Wooden

“Leadership is diving for a loose ball. It’s about being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way your going to get respect from other players” Larry Bird

“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” Michael Jordan

“Good players want to be coached… Great players want to be told the truth.” Doc Rivers

“Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.” Don Meyer

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan

“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.” Tim Duncan

“To inspire the players, I adapted a quote from Walt Whitman and taped it on their lockers before the first game of the playoffs, against the Miami Heat. ‘Henceforth we seek not good fortune, we are ourselves good fortune’.” Phil Jackson

The 101 Most Inspirational Basketball Quotes | Planet of Success

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