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Austin Youth Basketball Quotes and Inspiration 5.25.10

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I don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models…” –Charles Barkley

•”Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.”–Red Auerbach

•”First master the fundamentals.”–Larry Bird

•”We’re shooting 100 percent – 60 percent from the field and 40 percent from the free-throw line.”–Norm Stewart

•”If all I’m remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I’ve done a bad job with the rest of my life.” –Isiah Thomas

•”I know the Virginia players are smart because you need a 1500 SAT to get in. I have to drop bread crumbs to get our players to and from class.” –George Raveling

•”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

•”I can teach you how to dribble, pass and shoot the right way, but I cannot make you do it the right way.”–Jeff Tufford

•”The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.”–Bill Russell

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Basketball Quotes and Inspiration for May 20th

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“Winning is like deodorant – it comes up and a lot of things don’t stink.” –Doc Rivers
“The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.” –Jerry Tarkanian
“The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in. I’ve been shooting it ever since.” –Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.” –Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.” –Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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May 16th Basketball Quotes

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

“One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.” — Wilt Chamberlain

“Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.” — James Naismith

“When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.” — Larry Bird

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