"It's always better to have stronger opponents than weak ones." – Taiga Kagami
"Nothing beats cultivating talent." – Riko Aida
"You better add the word "revenge" to that empty dictionary of yours." – Yukio Kasamatsu
"You can only speculate based on the past. You won't really know what will happen until you play." – Tetsuya Kuroko
"The strong don't win. The winners are the strong ones." – Tsutomu Iwamura
"But don't difficult situations light a fire in you?" – Tetsuya Kuroko
"I guess you could say I hate you because you're like me. I just don't want to lose to you." – Kazunari Takao
"You don't give up until the very end." – Taiga Kagami
"The only one who can beat me is me." – Daiki Aomine
"I know losing sucks, but come on! Yesterday's enemies are today's friends!" – Ryouta Kise
"If my opponents lose the will to play, what's fun about basketball anymore?" – Daiki Aomine
"Humans grow. Don't act like you understand when you don't even realize that!" – Riko Aida
"If winning were so simple, it would be too easy." – Tetsuya Kuroko
"That's it. Show some spirit so you can entertain me, even a little." – Daiki Aomine
"The possibility of victory is only 0% when all the players give up. No matter how impossible it may seem, I refuse to make it 0% myself." – Tetsuya Kuroko
"When you're trying to learn a new technique, first you have to understand yourself." – Teppei Kiyoshi
"A man who cannot play by himself cannot improve by himself." – Shintarou Midorima
"Even if they give everything they have, not every challenger can become a winner." – Riko Aida
"If you're going to climb a mountain, you've got to aim for the top. But let's not forget to enjoy the scenery." – Teppei Kiyoshi
"Life is all about challenges. There's no point in living if there's no one strong to play." – Taiga Kagami
Kuroko no Basket tells the stories of a group of prodigies who collapse under their own weight of overwhelming talent and their former teammate who embarks on a quest to teach them that their approach to basketball is wrong. There is no 'I' in this anime! I hope these quotes offer some insight into Kuroko's world of pure teen spirit!
