Top 10 Basketball Quotes to Get You Motivated

Looking for some motivation on the court? Check out our top 10 basketball quotes to get you pumped up for your next game!

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

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

“The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.”- Ernie Banks

“What you’ve got to have is faith and discipline when you’re not a winner.”- George Allen

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”- Babe Ruth

“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

“Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.” – Jim Valvano

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”- Michael Jordan

“There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” – Derek Jeter

“The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.” – Joe Paterno

“There is no substitute for hard work ”- Thomas Edison

1. “There is no substitute for hard work ”- Thomas Edison
2. “The only way to get better is to play against better competition.”- Michael Jordan
3. “When you’re not practicing, someone else is, and they’re getting better.”- Earllin Bird
4. “Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.”- Pat Riley
5. “It’s not how big you are, it’s how big you play.”- Charles Barkley
6. “Heart is what separates the good from the great.”- Michael Jordan
7. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the best.”- John Wooden
8. “Giving 100% day in and day out separates the good players from the great ones.”- Kobe Bryant
9. “Good things come to those who work hard for them.”- Tim Duncan
10. “There is no ‘I’ in team but there is in win.”- Michael Jordan

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

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

This quote is simple, but it is very powerful. It is a reminder that we should not let our limitations stop us from doing great things. We all have limitations, but we should not let them defeat us. Instead, we should use them as motivation to keep pushing forward and strive to be the best that we can be.

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”- Wayne Gretzky

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”- Wayne Gretzky
“There is no I in team.” – Michael Jordan
“No matter how good you get, you can always get better.” – Kobe Bryant
“I’ve failed over and over again in my life. That’s why I’ve been successful.” – Michael Jordan
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” -Michael Jordan
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the best.” -John D. Rockefeller
“Whenever I feel like giving up, I remember why I started.” – Unknown
“The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.” – Ernie Banks

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I’ve been successful.”- Michael Jordan

“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’ve been successful.”
-Michael Jordan

“The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.”- Ernie Banks

1. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.”- Ernie Banks
2. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
3. “If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.”- Kobe Bryant
4. “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”- Michael Jordan
5. “Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.”- Pat Riley
6. “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”- Michael Jordan
7. “Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.”- John Wooden
8. “(People say,) ‘You’re insane.’ I’m like, ‘No, I’m not. I’m focused.’” – Kobe Bryant
9. “Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts” – Albert Einstein
10. “Act like a duck: calm on the surface but always paddling like the dickens underneath” – Robert Portland

“It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.”- Evander Holyfield

This famous quote by former boxer Evander Holyfield is one of the most inspiring and motivating basketball quotes out there. It is a reminder that it doesn’t matter how big or strong you are, what matters most is the size of your heart. If you have a big heart and are determined to succeed, you will achieve great things.

“If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.”- Carl Lewis

Basketball is a sport that is beloved by many. The fast pace and the physicality of the sport make it exciting to watch and to play. If you are looking for some inspiration on the court, check out these top 10 basketball quotes.

“If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.”- Carl Lewis
“The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life – mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.”- Julius Erving
“There are two types of people in this world: those who want to know, and those who want to take action.”- Kobe Bryant

“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
“I’ve failed over and over again throughout my life. That’s why I’ve been successful.”- Michael Jordan

“What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.”- Maya Angelou
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”- John Wooden
“The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.”- Ernie Banks

“It doesn’t matter how slow you go as long as you don’t stop.”- Confucius
“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time when the tide will turn.” -Harriet Beecher Stowe

“There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.”- Roger Staubach

In basketball, as in life, it’s often the extra mile that makes the difference. Whether it’s putting in extra time at practice, working on your Shooting Form or studying film of your opponents, that little bit of extra effort can take your game to the next level.

Here are 10 quotes to help motivate you to go the extra mile and reach your full potential as a basketball player

1. “There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.”- Roger Staubach
2. “The only way to get better is to play against better competition.”- Michael Jordan
3. “I’ve never met a great player who wasn’t also a hard worker.”- Magic Johnson
4. “If you’re not working, somebody else is and when you meet them they’re going to win.”- Larry Bird
5. “It’s not about how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving.”- Rocky Balboa
6. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”- Wayne Gretzky
7. “I’m competitive by nature. And I like to be the best.”- Kobe Bryant
8. “It doesn’t matter how far you push yourself today because tomorrow you’re going to have to push yourself even harder.”- LeBron James
9. “One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.”- Kareem Abdul Jabbar
10. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.”- Ernie Banks

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.”- Vince Lombardi

Basketball is a tough sport. It requires dedication, determination, and discipline. But it also rewards those who put in the hard work with a chance to compete at the highest levels. If you’re looking for some motivation to help you get through your next basketball practice or game, here are 10 quotes from some of the greatest players and coaches of all time.

1. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.”- Vince Lombardi
2. “The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.”- Joe Paterno
3. “If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.”- Kobe Bryant
4. “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
5. “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”- Babe Ruth
6. “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”- Abraham Lincoln
7. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.”- Ernie Banks
8. “You can’t put a limit on how much you can improve or how much you can do.”- Michael Phelps
9. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”- Beverly Sills
10. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.”- Vince Lombardi