The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.
Jerry Tarkanian
What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.
John Wooden
Talent wins games, but team work and intelligence wins championships.
Michael Jordan
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
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
Michael Jordan
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
The two ingredients in success in basketball are playing hard and playing intelligently.
Pete Carill
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there’s a lot more to basketball than basketball.
Phil Jackson
As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don’t know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be
Kobe Bryant