This great game of basketball can, of course, be a fun and enjoyable experience. But this game also demands discipline, hard work, and mental toughness. Lessons learned on the basketball court can almost always be applied off the court. If you learn from it, something great can be taken from every experience.
Your goals, minus your doubts, equals your reality.
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
-- Phil. 4:13"...the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals, the tragedy lies in not having any goals to reach..."
-- Dr. Benjamin E. MaysNo horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
"You've got to sing like you don't need the money.
You've got to love like you'll never get hurt.
You've got to dance like there's nobody watching.
You've got to come from the heart if you want it to work."
-- Susanna ClarkIt's not who you are that holds you back -- it's who you think you are not.
The important thing is not what happens to you, but what happens through you.
"Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use."
-- Charles ShultzWhat you are is God's gift to you; what you do with your potential is your gift to God.
"Live in the precious present."
-- Rick Pitino"Be the dream."
-- John Chaney"Sports is the toy department of human life."
-- Howard CosellIf you want your dreams to come true, don't oversleep.
"Rule #1: Don't sweat the small stuff.
Rule #2: It's all small stuff."
-- Dr. Michael Mantell"For all your days prepare and meet them ever alike: when you are the anvil, bear -- when you are the hammer, strike."
-- Edwin MarkhamDo not follow where the path may lead -- go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
"The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."
-- Baron Pierce du CoubertinProblems are a part of life; winners learn to see them as opportunities for growth.
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined."
-- Henry David Thoreau"I am not what I ought to be,
Not what I want to be,
Not what I am going to be,
But I am thankful that
I am better than I used to be."
"Looking back it seems to me,
All the grief that had to be
Left me when the pain was o'er
Stronger than I was before."
There is always a choice you have to make, in everything you do. And you must always keep in mind that the choice you make, makes you.
Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow.
You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
The king and the pawn go back into the same box when the game is over.
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
-- Muriel Strode"I enjoy the game because it is so similar to the game of life."
-- Tony AlfonsoThrough adversity God reminds us that He wants us to give Him control of our life.
"Every calling is great when greatly pursued."
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes"He who knows little often repeats it."
-- Thomas FullerIf you constantly complain, you will constantly remain.
The reason most individuals run into obstacles, is because they continue to focus on what is behind them.
Do all you can and trust God to do what you cannot.
The only time we should look down upon another man is when we are bending over to help him up.
If one is always trying to get the better of another, he or she will NEVER get the best from him or herself.
Your mind can only hold one thought at a time. Make it a positive and constructive one.
"An average 6-year old laughs 300 times each day. The average adult, 15 to 100 times per day."
-- Source: USA TodayWhether you see life as a series of stumbling blocks or stepping stones is entirely up to you.
"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
-- Japanese ProverbLive each day as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.
"Did you ever try to pick one of those (cold medicines) out?...You stand there going, 'Well this one is quick acting, but this one is long lasting...Which is more important, the present or the future?"
-- Jerry SeinfeldThere are three types of people in this world -- those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who ask what happened.
"Who's more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him?"
-- Obi Wan KenobiWhat if the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about?
"Man has never made any material as resilient as the human spirit."
-- Bernard Williams"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson"Don't waste time looking backward. You'll just trip.
-- Bradley Trevor Greive"Pressure can burst a pipe, or pressure can make a diamond."
-- Robert HorryBy asking questions, you encourage other people to open up and let you in on their excitement about life.
“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.”
-- Pamela Vaull Starr"It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan."
-- Eleanor RooseveltLife Quotations [page 1]
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