The Playbook Quotes

“Find your grit and put in the work to elevate your game. Champions train. Chumps complain.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life

“We all have what it takes to do exactly what we want to do in life, no matter what anyone else says. If someone tells you, “You can’t do this because you are [fill in the blank],” I say embrace the challenge. Wear it like a new pair of Converse or Jordans. Meet it head-on.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life

“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. —Michael Jordan, six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls, five-time MVP”
― Kwame Alexander, The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life

“From Playbook
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.-Scottie Pippen, six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life

“fifty-two-year sports curse,”
― Kwame Alexander, The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life