The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
BILL RUSSELLHeart in champions has to do with the depth of our motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure – that is, being able to do what you do best under maximum pain and stress.
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Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.
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Heart in champions has to do with the depth of our motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure – that is, being able to do what you do best under maximum pain and stress.
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The last five or six days, I’ve been running. The last two days, I’ve been running pretty hard. Everybody’s got to be someplace.
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On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.
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If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.
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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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If you can take something to levels that very few other people can reach, then what you’re doing becomes art.
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My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.
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Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.
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Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
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If Shakespeare can compare all of life to a stage, maybe it’s not odd to believe that part of the play can take place on a basketball court.
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I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country.
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What’s more important than who’s going to be the first black manager is who’s going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.
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You can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough.
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Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
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