Allen Iverson
Basketball Player
"I don't want to be another Jordan, Magic, or Isiah. When my career is over, I want to be able to look in the mirror and say 'I did it my way'."
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Bill Russell
Basketball Player, Coach
"The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play."
Allen Iverson
Basketball Player
"I play every game like it's my last game. All that matters is that you go out there and play every game as if it was your last."
Kobe Bryant
Professional Basketball Player
"Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise."
Kobe Bryant
Professional Basketball Player
"It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice"
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"We're building a culture of accountability, trust, and togetherness. Entitlement will not be tolerated"
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"I made a lot of mistakes, a lot of things I'm not proud of. But it's only for other people to learn from."
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"Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise"
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"How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate"
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"My whole thing was, just being me. Now, you look around the NBA and all of them have tattoos, guys wearing cornrows. Now you see the police officers with the cornrows. I took a beating for those types of things."
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"What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere."
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"The key is to maintain an evenness. Try to play one possession at a time, regardless of what happened on the last possession"
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"When you work on getting better at something, don't do it half speed"
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"You have a choice to make when you're not playing. Either you're invested and a great teammate, or your not"
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"If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life."
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"I've ultimately decided that I will not play this NBA season. I'm going to take the remainder of this season, as well as the upcoming off-season, to reassess my situation, spend time with my family and determine if I will play in the 2015-16 season."
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"You have to earn your right to win the game with effort and togetherness"
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"The greatest sin a coach can commit is to allow kids to slide by. This goes for the classroom as well as the court"
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"Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him"
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"I've never lost a game I just ran out of time."
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"You know the world is messed up when the tallest man in the NBA is Chinese, the best golfer is black, and the best rapper is white."
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"There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does"
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"X & O's aren't worth a damn without a team. If your team isn't with you it doesn't matter what you draw up. The team must respect what the coach is asking them to do"
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"The difference between a good defensive team and a bad defensive team is as little as three possessions"
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"The game honors toughness"
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