"The key is not the 'will to win' . . . everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important."

"A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your friends are going out, you're going to the gym, those are the sacrifices that you have to make if you want to be an NBA basketball player. "

"One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team."

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships. "

Michael Jordan