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315 Basketball player Quotes

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

Inspire Great Important People
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You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

Succeed Time Fail Afraid
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I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.

Enthusiasm Win During Game
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When I have the chance to guard Michael Jordan, I want to guard him. I want him. It’s the ultimate challenge.

Guard Chance Him Ultimate
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Boos don’t block dunks.

Books Block Dunks
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Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.
Everything Pressure Challenges Rise
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I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.

Lazy People Speak Language
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You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you.

Team Deal Rich Athletes
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You can't go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are.

Anticipate See You Present
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It's different from being 21 and you think there's endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer.

Different Endless Much Closer
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If I panic, everyone else panics.
Panic Everyone Else
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These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess.

Chess Young Guys Playing
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My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.

Parents Backbone Still Group
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Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my fundamental principles that were instilled in me in my home, from my childhood, are still with me.

Africa Best Ever Principles
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I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way to give thanks is obedience to God.

Successful Life Worldly Blessing
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The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural.
Natural Key Fashion Look
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When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions.

Decision Good Smart Preparation
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I always keep a ball in the car. You never know.
Always Ball Car Never
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I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong.

Strong Shy Voice Clear
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Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.

Obligation Blood Try Basketball
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My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.

Shot Creat Maneuver Space
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I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.

Attention Retire Win Command
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My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.

Soccer Player Over Advantage
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God comes first. Paradise is not cheap.
Cheap God Paradise First
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I'm the kind of person who always wants more. I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way to give thanks is obedience to God.

Obedience Thanks Blessing God
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I love fashion as much as I love basketball! It is a great joy for me to express myself through designing my own collection.

Fashion Love Great Express
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One day, you might look up and see me playing the game at 50. Don’t laugh. Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

Might Game Limit Often
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Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

Situation Positive Turn Negative
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To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don’t isolate.

Achieve Level Stay Selfish
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I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
Succeed Life Over Failed
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If you quit once it becomes a habit. Never quit!

Never Habit Quit Becomes
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If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But 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.

Obstacles Roadblocks Climb Figure
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If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

Accept Others Never Wil
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I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.

Accept Trying Fail Everyone
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Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

Games Championship Teamwork Talent
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I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out there and go for it.
Achieve Aggressive Out Realized
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I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot… when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

Never Consequences Negative Result
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Don’t let them drag you down by rumors, just go with what you believe in.

Rumor Just Believe Drag
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If it turns out that my best wasn’t good enough, at least I won’t look back and say I was afraid to try.

Enough Afraid Best Turns
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You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.

High Live Competition Set
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Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That’s truly about the game, and in some ways that’s about life too.

Effort True Game Shortcut
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Learning’s a gift, even when pain is your teacher..
Teacher Pain Gift Learning
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It is easy to choose a path of anonymity and lead an empty life. But to strive hard and lead an impactful life, one needs a burning desire to realize dreams.

Path Empty Impactful Desire
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It’s heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody. My job was to go out there and play the game of basketball as best I can. People may not agree with that. I can’t live with what everyone’s impression of what I should or what I shouldn’t do.

Duty Impression Game Baketball
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I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me. Failure always made me try harder the next time.

Fear Illusion Failure Harder
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Champions do not become champions when they win an event, but in the hours, weeks, and months, and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely a demonstration of their championship character.

Champions Hours Spend Preparing
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Every practice, every film session, every game will help our chemistry.

Practice Game Will Every
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You can get caught up in making and missing shots, but the game is so much more.

Caught Game Get Making
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What I pride myself on mostly is making the game easier for my teammates.
Easier Game Making Mostly
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I think I can run a team pretty well.

I Can I Think Pretty Run
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