Give your best effort and don't let anyone outwork you this season and good things will follow! One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team." -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar One thing you can always control is your work ethic. There are certainly things in a game that you can'tcontrol like the fans, refs, and competitors. There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does." -Dean Smith Reflect on each game, watch film, and talk with your coaches to find the areas you can improve in. Pippen said it best, there is something you can learn/take away from the game. You continue to learn from the game day in and day out, and all along the way, you get better." -Scottie Pippen You're not going to feel your best every day, but if you want to reach your goals you have to be willing to push through the hard days! Basketball is a lifelong game. You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good." -Jerry West Players need to do the little things like getting extra shots up, stretching, proper nutrition and recovery. It's more than going to practice and playing in games. Like Bob Knight said, preparation is key. It is the will to prepare to win that is important." -Bob Knight Instead, constantly self-evaluate and learn the areas you can improve in and put in the work! The key is not the ‘will to win’… everybody has that. Don't let a single performance feed your ego or weigh you down. One game, moment, or practice does not define who you are as a player. I’ve never believed my critics or my worshippers, and I’ve always been able to leave the game at the arena." -Charles Barkley I know that I’m never as good or bad as any single performance. They play smooth, can read each other, and help each other get better every day. You can have the 5 best players on the court but players who fit together know the ins and outs of each other. Some say you have to use your five best players, but I found out you win with the five that fit together best as a team." -Red AuerbachĪnother great quote demonstrating the importance of playing as a team. Everything you do on the court should be for the overall benefit to the team. Selfishness can overtake a team and lead to division. There is a difference between being ambitious and being selfish. All the successful teams I’ve ever seen have three characteristics: They play unselfish, they play together, and they play hard." -Larry Brown That’s how I want you to play." -Mike KrzyzewskiĬoach Krzyzewski said it best, a team that is together and strong is a team that can execute plays efficiently, communicate well and defend, and win games. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. Be an unselfish player, communicate on offense and defense, lift your teammates up in and outside of practice, and success is sure to follow. Like LeBron said, putting the team goals first will help you win games and ultimately win championships. I Think Team first, it allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed." -Lebron James To help get you and your team excited and motivated we found 10 of our favorite quotes centered around teamwork, effort and lessons from the game of basketball.
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