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Group discipline produces a unified effort toward a common goal.
Pat Summitt
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No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.
Sheryl Swoopes
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Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.
John Wooden
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I'm an unorthodox type of guy, a funny guy - at least I think I'm funny. And one of the things I like to do is come up with nicknames for myself.
Shaquille O'Neal
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Even before you step up to the ball, have a full battle plan for the hole worked out.
Arnold Palmer
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Mister, it's my business to get him in trouble.
Sugar Ray Robinson
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Larry Bird is overrated in a lot of areas.... Why does he get so much publicity? Because he's white. You never hear about a black player being the greatest.
Dennis Rodman
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In a team sport like basketball, every time you help somebody else, you help yourself.
Pete Carril
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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.
Bill Russell
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Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
Michael Jordan
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[Sports] provides a wonderful opportunity for initiating acquaintance. Regardless of the degree of our civilization, people still thrill to physical combat and admire the man who excels. He who is of proven merit in the field of major sports has shown to all that he is possessed of strength, vigor, stamina, and courage. The great majority of people want to know such a man... How well I have taken advantage of the football reputation it was my good fortune to gain is for others to judge, but I personally am very thankful for the whole experience and the fun and friends it has brought me.
Nile Kinnick
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When women go to see men strip, we never accuse you of hating men.
Joe Rogan
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Every day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams help light our darkness and give us the push we need to move across the rink of life.
Kristi Yamaguchi
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I got the rebound and he tackled me. I know this is Sunday, but this is the wrong field.
Ray Allen
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No matter how strong a condom is, it won't protect you from a broken heart.
A. C. Green
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I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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The basketball is a tool that the black [man] has now, same as maybe once he had a plow. He can use it to make something of himself and make a life for his children.
Willis Reed
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I liked challenging people and making them uncomfortable. That's what leads to introspection and that's what leads to improvement. You could say I dared people to be their best selves.
Kobe Bryant
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Inside each of us dwells a more-perfect self waiting to unfold. It cries loudly for release, yet it is sometimes ignored. To answer its call, you must take time to listen.
DeBarra Mayo
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I had a great time, and I always took care of my body. That's the thing some players don't. For a goalie, there's no reason he can't play until he's 40 if he takes care of himself. The reflexes are still there.
Tony Esposito
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You create shots for yourself by what you do without the ball more than what you do after you get it
Steve Alford
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At its most basic root, the death or disintegration of one's parents is a harsh reminder of one's own mortality.
Janet Harris
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On his reception by other players when he returned from retirement to an All-Star game:
It was the first game ever called on account of hugs.
Magic Johnson
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I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.
Winston Bennett
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It's the mind that makes everything else work.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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