When you’re not practicing, someone somewhere is. And when the two of you meet, assuming roughly equal ability, the other person will win.
BILL BRADLEYThe point of the game is not how well the individual does, but whether the team wins. That’s the beautiful heart of the game, the blending of personalities, the mutual sacrifices for the group success.
More Bill Bradley Quotes
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The only way to be true to our American tradition is to maintain absolute governmental neutrality regarding religious beliefs and practices
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A lot of people want to change the world, but only a few people want to change themselves. When it comes to the issue of race in America, we have to do both.
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We have to repair that trust … I think anytime a public official lies, he undermines his own authority and squanders the public trust.
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Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous
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Working with the UN’s diplomacy and development arms, we can prevent minor differences from escalating into wars.
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We realized that no one of us could be as good as all of us playing unselfishly.
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People tell me, “I’m glad you said that.” But this is not a spectator sport. This is an activity that requires daily moral awakening as well as a commitment that leads to real change.
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Al Gore clearly has the vision… it’s a much better vision than that of George W. Bush.
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There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is.
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Leadership is not something that is done to people, like fixing your teeth. Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.
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Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.
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How should we Democrats select the next presidential nominee? Smoke filled rooms? Brokered convention? National primary? Personally, I prefer jump shots from the top of the key.
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Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved.
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When the playing is over, one can sense that one’s youth has been spent playing a game, and now both the game and youth are gone.
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Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.
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