I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
The best way to predict your future is to create it.
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the amount of uncertainty you can comfortably deal with.
You can’t win every game, but you can learn something from every game.
Basketball is a game, but it’s also a business. You have to be able to separate the two and not let one affect the other.
Success is not something you achieve, it’s something you attract by the person you become.
I would rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.
The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again.
The sky is not the limit, your mind is.
The greatest competition you will ever face is the competition within yourself.
Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
I don’t need to be the best at everything, I just strive to be the best version of myself.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quotes – Wisdom and Inspiration from a Basketball Legend part 2
Sometimes, the best defense is a good offense.
Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.
Success is not about the destination, it’s about the journey.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
In life, as in basketball, you have to stay focused on your goal and never lose sight of it.
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.
Champions keep playing until they get it right.
Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.
The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
Don’t let fear of failure hold you back. The only way to fail is to never try.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
It’s not about whether you get knocked down; it’s about whether you get up.
It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
The most important thing is to be true to yourself.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
I can’t do it for you. I can only do it with you.
If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.
It always seems impossible until it’s done.
Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
I refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a one size fits all standard for happiness.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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