Top James Harden Quotes About Basketball, Passing, Success & Dreams

motivational quotes Jan 21, 2024

The top quotes from James Harden:

James Harden is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA.

He has also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets, and Philadelphia 76ers during his career.

Harden is known for his scoring ability, ball-handling, and passing skills. He also has a knack for drawing fouls which led to a few rule changes in the NBA.

Harden is a 10x NBA All-Star and he won the NBA MVP in 2018 while playing for the Houston Rockets. Harden has also won the NBA scoring title three times, in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

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Best James Harden Quotes About Passing

"I’m a master of this game. This is year 14 for me—I adjust to how teams are guarding us, and I pick and choose where to facilitate."

"I took a back seat and did whatever it took for the team to win."

"This year I've just been aggressive. I still have that mindset of passing the ball, and being aggressive and attacking to the basket is going to draw more attention, and that way I can find my teammates. Being in attack mode is something I try to bring into every single game, and that's what's making me be so successful."

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James Harden Quotes About Success And Winning

"I heard a lot of those things. I heard that I was greedy; that I didn't care about winning; heard the questioning of my loyalty. And I'm thinking: 'Of course I want to win. I've been winning my entire life.'"

"This is a business and everything happens for a reason. I'm going to just to play hard, try to play hard and do whatever it takes to win."

"Being named as a finalist for the USA Basketball National Team is an unbelievable feeling and an opportunity that is truly humbling. It is an honor to be included with such talented players and I look forward to the chance to represent my country this summer."

"I work my butt off. You can say whatever you want to say about me, but you don’t get this far in this league without putting work in. That’s what I [hang] my hat on. So when things fail or things don’t go how you feel they should go, you just continue to work, and that’s it."

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James Harden Basketball Quotes

"There are a lot of guys who play in the NBA. There aren't a lot of guys who have a chance to win a gold medal, too."

"I'm old school. I'm not the fastest guy or the quickest guy."

"I mesh with anyone."

"Now, I'm back to my old ways: Needing to be the leader, needing to score."

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James Harden On Chasing Your Dreams

"My dream was to be in the NBA. I wasn't really focused on being a star player on a team. I just wanted to make it to the NBA. I've been blessed for the opportunities to be in the Finals, been in the playoffs ever since I've been in the NBA."

"If you have a dream, chase it no matter what it takes."

"No matter what the haters say, no matter when people doubt you, focus on what you want to do, and go out there and achieve it."

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Other Inspirational James Harden Quotes

"That excitement on the court, I'm the same way off the court. I like to have fun, meet people; I like to give high-fives to the kids courtside. Just have fun. That's kind of my personality, that's how I've been."