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You can't surprise LeBron any more. He's such a smart player. His intellect has caught up with his athletic ability.
Even the greatest players accept coaching and value the need for discipline and the order that it brings to the team
In one era, it's hard enough to compare people. But comparing people of different eras... that's next to impossible.
If I could hire a coach in this country and I could get Tony Bennett, there would be nobody in second place. Nobody.
We have the wrong people chasing Osama bin Laden. It ought to be athletic directors and reporters. They'll find you.
A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time.
True motivation is not getting people to play to their potential. It's getting people to play beyond their potential
Four turnovers. Two assists. I told him he'd have the game ball if he had taken care of the ball a little bit better.
The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game.
You have a chance to show your true colors through adverse times. You can make a conscious decision to change things.
The way defences are operating these days, the other team'starts picking you up when you walk out of the hotel lobby.
I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots
Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.
When I first became a head coach, even back in Minnesota, I'm going to go with the known and leave the unknown alone.
You understand, you do not invent stuff on this team. Guys that invent stuff will not play for me. Make the easy play
When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
Winning is the first priority. Individual development is important, but if each guy gets better, the team gets better
The best way to handle responsibility is to break it down into smaller parts. Take care of one small thing at a time.
I really never look at my health issues as 'Woe is me.' I've seen the reality of that. And it's not a pleasant thing.
Chemistry [between people] is not the easiest thing to evaluate. Just like talent and health, these things can change.
Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can't, then they can't play
Probably nobody in America has come close to setting up as many jobs for people with his business as Donald Trump has.
My care is that we play with great effort and togetherness. That is what we're looking for. That's what we want to be.
You're not going to make me have a bad day. If there's oxygen on earth and I'm breathing, it's going to be a good day.
I think the real free person in society is one that's disciplined. It's the one that can choose; that is the free one.
We have 2,500 students and an 8,000-seat basketball arena. You do the math on how important basketball is in Aberdeen.
Stop by stop by stop. Play aggressively. Sprint back on 'D' and pay attention to how we're supposed to guard as a team
I've always felt like I was a college coach and I was a college coach for Syracuse. It just felt like the right thing.
We don't get every kid. We get the ones we are supposed to get. It just kind of plays out that way, and it always has.
They want it all - all As, all wins by 20, and want the highest GPA. Don't coach at Kentucky if you can't accept that.
You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.
Teamwork does not come naturally. Let's face it. We are born with certain inclinations, but sharing isn't one of them.
I'm a firm believer in young, old, tall, short, doesn't matter. Basketball is basketball. It's the way you approach it.
The consistency of the game calls, I've been on both sides of it. I've been where the whistle has been in favor of you.
When players come in and we talk to them about what it means to be a Miami Heat player, we point them at Udonis Haslem.
If your bigs rim run at full speed it not only increases the potential for a quick layup, but opens up court for guards
It's not about any one person. You've got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done
I don't think Harvard was punished when Bill Gates left early. I don't think they were. I don't think he did too badly.
There are incredible decisions made in a 48-minute game with a 24-second shot clock and the last two minutes of a game.
A true understanding of who God is, who we are, and the missionary task should drive us to our knees and keep us there.
My hunger is not for success, it is for excellence. Because when you attain excellence, success just naturally follows.
Leaders have to search for the heart on a team, because the person who has it can bring out the best in everybody else.
I just think they were just a team that really enjoyed the process and allowed our coaching staff to enjoy the process.
I was like, 'I don't know if I could be an Olympian...' But my dad really influenced me to stay and be in the Olympics.
Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.
You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves
I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.
I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.
Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard
If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams.