Inspirational Basketball Quotes for Athletes, Coaches, Teams (2024)

"Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates."

- Magic Johnson

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."

- Michael Jordan

"When you're not practicing, someone else is getting better."

- Allen Iverson

"Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody."

- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

"Stop by stop by stop. Play aggressively. Sprint back on 'D' and pay attention to how we're supposed to guard as a team"

- Gregg Popovich

"Everything negative — pressure, challenges — are all an opportunity for me to rise."

- Kobe Bryant

"It’s not about any one person. You’ve got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done"

- Gregg Popovich

"Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise"

- Michael Jordan

"If you're going to have to beg them to play, it’s not going to work."

- Chuck Daly

"Eamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one"

- Mike Krzyzewski