Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals. — Jack Ramsay
Championship teams are built on being prepared, playing unselfishly and being held accountable. — Jason Kidd
This ain't the Girl Scouts. This ain't the Boy Scouts. This is the NBA. — Kevin Garnett
Individuals play the game, but teams win championships. — Unknown
Play hard, play smart, play together, have fun. — Morgan Wootten
Wrestling... what men do during boys basketball season. — Dan Gable
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball. — Phil Jackson
Top 10 Basketball Team Quotes
Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you. — Bill Belichick
Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We. — Phil Jackson
We believe in people executing their role and caring about the team more than anything individually — Gregg Popovich
If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you. You haven't done much today. — Mikhail Gorbachev
It's not just about working hard, it's about working together. You have to care more about the team than you do about yourself — John Calipari
If you're struggling with your shooting, then do other things on the basketball court. Get steals, get assists, get rebounds-do anything on the court to help the team win. — Allen Iverson
I can't make every decision for you. I don't have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk — Gregg Popovich
The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot. — Bill Russell
How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate — Brad Stevens
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are. — Ara Parseghian
Basketball Team Image Quotes
Leadership is earned. You want your team to feel like they work with you, not for you.
Good Basketball Team Quotes
On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable — Joe Dumars
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team. — Scottie Pippen
When we're playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man's job to stop the center. It's the responsibility of our perimeter people to stop the ball from going inside. — Bobby Knight
If your heart is bigger than the big-gest guy on the team, then you're the biggest guy on the team.
Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones. — Don Meyer
Criticize on defense and encourage on offense. — John Brady
Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass. — George Raveling
Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
They talked about teamwork. That's all it is. It's about team effort. No particular player trying to outshine each other. Playing unselfishly and believe. Good things will come. — Rajon Rondo
When you watch the game, be a student of the game. — Don Meyer
You can run a lot of plays when your X is twice as big as the other guys' O. It makes your X's and O's pretty good. — Paul Westphal
It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example. — Don Meyer
Teamwork Basketball Team Quotes
There's a misconception about teamwork. Teamwork is the ability to have different thoughts about things; it's the ability to argue and stand up and say loud and strong what you feel. But in the end, it's also the ability to adjust to what is the best for the team. — Tom Landry
Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers. — Pat Riley
If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships. — Michael Jordan
Nobody's more important than the team. — Rejean Houle
High School Basketball Team Quotes
College coaches measure success in championships. High School coaches measure success to titles. Youth coaches measure success in smiles. — Paul McAllister
I would never recruit a player who yells at his teammates, disrespected his high school coach, or scores 33 points a game and his team goes 10-10. — Dean Smith
Winning teams at the NBA level, the college level, and the high school level all play team basketball. Championship teams have five players on the same page at all times. — Hubie Brown
A long list. From getting cut from the high school basketball team, to getting fired from jobs, getting credit cards rejected and cut up. Rejection has only been a distraction, not a roadblock. “Every no gets me closer to a yes,” was the saying I used to use. — Mark Cuban
When I went to Catholic high school in Philadelphia, we just had one coach for football and basketball. He took all of us who turned out and had us run through a forest. The ones who ran into the trees were on the football team. — George Raveling
But at the same time, my parents always encouraged my brother and me to be happy with what we were doing. My parents were athletes in high school; my mom and my dad were the stars of the basketball team, but they never pushed my brother and me to be anything we didn't want to be. — Jonathan Groff
It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams. — Paul D. Boyer
Yeah. When I was in high school I used to do stupid video edits. I would hook-up two VCRs or three VCRs and do film edits for the basketball team and stuff like that because I was always just into doing that. — Jesse Lacey
I wanna make uniforms for my high school basketball team through brand Yeezy. — Kanye West
I was so tall in high school that I was convinced that I was uncoordinated and not athletic. I was terrified to play any sport at all, no matter how hard they tried to convince me to be on the girls' basketball team as the tallest kid in class. — Geena Davis
Basketball Team Motivation Quotes
I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort. — John Wooden
Winning is about having the whole team on the same page. — Bill Walton
The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing distinction to the jersey the players represent. — Dick Vitale
The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal. — Dave DeBusschere
A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself. — Jim Valvano
Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer. — Rick Pitino
I learned early that if I wanted to achieve anything in life, I'd have to do it myself. I learned that I had to be accountable. — Lenny Wilkens
Prepare for every game like you just lost your last game. — Lon Kruger
Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success. — Jim Harrick
Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better — John Wooden
Basketball Game Quotes
The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play. — Bill Russell
I play every game like it's my last game. All that matters is that you go out there and play every game as if it was your last. — Allen Iverson
Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable. It has its way with you, no matter how hard you try to control it. The trick is to experience each moment with a clear mind and open heart. When you do that, the game - and life - will take care of itself. — Phil Jackson
My goal is to win the next game one possession at a time. That's it. I don't have any other goals — Brad Stevens
So, yeah, I'm going to try to win the national championship next year. But I'm not going to kill myself doing it. I'm not going to kill my players either. You really start to realize there's a lot more to what we're trying to do then winning games — Geno Auriemma
I thought we were aggressive across the board defensively, and you could just see it grow. As the game went along, you could see the confidence grow. It showed in the fourth quarter. — Bill Laimbeer
It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game — Lou Holtz
I didn’t fall in love with it just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it because I’ve got guys like this – like these guys every single day that push me to be the best that I can be. — Kevin Durant
I love the game of basketball, and as long as I can do that, keep playing and try to get some more championships with the organization, I’ll be happy. — Kawhi Leonard
If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and not re-enter until the second half. To play defense and not foul is an art that must be mastered if you are going to be successful. — Chuck Daly
Basketball Coach Quotes
Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be — Tom Landry
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. — Muhammad Ali
There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out. — Pat Riley
Pressure is something you feel when you do not know what you are doing. — Chuck Noll
Deep down, your players must know you care about them. This is the most important thing. I could never get away with what I do if the players feel I didn't care for them. They know, in the long run, I'm in their corner. — Bo Schembechler
Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise — Michael Jordan
Work hard, stay focused and surround yourself with good people. — Tom Osborne
The most important thing in coaching is communication. It's not what you say as much as what they absorb. — Red Auerbach
To do the right thing at the right season is a great art. — Helio Gracie
What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. — Dean Smith
Basketball Teamwork Quotes
If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit.Never quit!!! — Michael Jordan
Everybody in the NBA works on their game. I just tried to follow that lead when I was in high school, college – and now. — Kawhi Leonard
Over coaching is the worst thing you can do to a player. — Dean Smith
That’s how I grew up. Just play defense – and make a basket. — Kawhi Leonard
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. — Bear Bryant
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them — Michael Jordan
Confidence comes from being prepared. — John Wooden
Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again. — Michael Jordan
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. — Michael Jordan
What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last! — Michael Jordan
Basketball Leadership Quotes
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. — Stevie Wonder
A leader's job is to develop committed followers. Bad leaders destroy their followers' sense of commitment. — Dean Smith
If Kyle Korver blocks your shot there should be a penalty box you should go to! — Jeff Van Gundy
I didn't get into teaching and coaching for the number of wins or the money. It was a passion for trying to help young people — Bo Ryan
If you don't feel you have something to prove every day, you'll never improve — Billy Donovan
The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment. — William Arthur Ward
I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking. — Dean Smith
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. — John Wooden
Basketball Player Quotes
I'm never satisfied. I'm always trying to get better and learn from my mistakes. — Russell Westbrook
Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers. — Magic Johnson
You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed. — David Robinson
What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere. — Bill Russell
One of the hardest things for a ball player to do is to accept his role — Scottie Pippen
They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the best. — Red Auerbach
The more honor and self-respect among players, the greater the team. — Frosty Westering
I've always considered myself a crunch-time player. I just love having the ball in my hands. Everyone in the arena knows the ball is supposed to be in your hands and you still make it. It's the odds. I love the odds. — Reggie Miller
There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100% — Masai Ujiri
Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen. — Wilt Chamberlain
Basketball Training Quotes
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it. — Michael Jordan
Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. — Michael Jordan
There is no such thing as life in-between. — Pat Riley
Basketball is a game of conditioning and fatigue. That's why I believe in practicing a team to train when it's exhausted. — Pat Riley
Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win. — Bobby Knight
I only weigh 220, so I have to do something to keep from being tossed around by all the guys who weigh 250 and more. I train hard, but I don't try to get too big. — Dennis Rodman
I run in the morning, lift weights in the afternoon, basketball training at night, and then lift weights again at night. — Lil' Romeo
I know, basketball is a dance. I didn't understand the significance of that type of training at first. I was supposed to read poems. — Dirk Nowitzki
Perhaps the toughest call for a coach is weighing what is best for an individual against what is best for the team. Keeping a player on the roster just because I liked him personally, or even because of his great contributions to the team in the past, when I felt some one else could do more for the team would be a disservice to the team's goals. — Tom Landry
A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart — Bill Parcells
You don't just be a team. You become a team. Through tough games you find that you need each other — Mike Krzyzewski
Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit. — Don Meyer
The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports - football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported. — Novak Djokovic
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
Basketball is a game that gives you every chance to be great, and puts every pressure on you to prove that you haven't got what it takes. It never takes away the chance, and it never eases up on the pressure. — Bob Sundvold
Always acknowledge hustle plays in practice. — Lou Campanelli
The secret of winning is working more as a team, less as individuals. — Knute Rockne
Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team. — Mark E. Hyman
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