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You can pick captains, but you can't pick leaders. Whoever controls the locker room controls the team
I've had enough success for two lifetimes, My success is talent put together with hard work and luck.
I was huge on basketball and baseball. I love sports. I'm an L.A. guy. I love the Lakers and Dodgers.
If you don't hold your team accountable then you will lose credibility and your team will be spoiled.
Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball.
I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.
I can play basketball, run track, and play volleyball, so yeah, I've always been an athlete at heart.
It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race.
I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.
We lived in Yorkville until 1940, at which point we moved into the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens.
A lot of people were saying that I was a selfish person and a selfish player. You know, it got to me.
I hate it. It looks like a stickup at 7-Eleven. Five guys standing there with their hands in the air.
I am Superman. And the only thing that can kill Superman is Kryptonite. And Kryptonite doesn't exist.
I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.
As players see themselves getting better through skill sessions, they will want to get in the gym more
Kobe always tried to be a hero. But you know, as the saying goes, a hero ain't nothing but a sandwich.
A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.
Then I went to UCLA - so of course I became a huge Bruin basketball fan... and later came to football.
Ability may get you to the top, nut it takes chracter to keep you there - mental, moral, and physical.
You know, I'm just 6'9" and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball.
I always had my basketball. So when I showed up at the playground, everybody knew what I wanted to do.
I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.
We're building a culture of accountability, trust, and togetherness. Entitlement will not be tolerated
Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave.
I've always loved being active, and I used to do sports - basketball, soccer, volleyball - growing up.
I play basketball, I surf and swim and go to the cinema and listen to music and read. I like shopping.
One of the biggest reasons I like coaching college ball is the kids. I feel I can impact players lives
The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.
I never thought basketball was going to be my future. I just wanted to play because it gets you girls.
As a coach, you're just trying to figure out how to keep a team on edge. You've got to find that edge.
Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.
I sing the 'Star Spangled Banner,' so I can get into football, basketball and baseball games for free.
The biggest difficulty in getting to the top of the ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
You look at a guy like Michael Jordan: I can't believe there will be other basketball players like him.
The difference between a good defensive team and a bad defensive team is as little as three possessions
We cannot do great deeds unless we're willing to do the small things that make up the sum of greatness.
The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made.
Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.
I don't hire good coaches, I hire good people. If they turn out to be good coaches, too, that's a plus.
Administrators are like pigs; don't wrestle with a pig because you both get dirty and the pig likes it.
If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.
I'm a firm believer in goal setting. Step by step. I can't see any other way of accomplishing anything.
You look at all other sports, basketball, you think basketball, they're always looking at their target.
I had no idea I was going to be this tall. Had I known that, I honestly would have stuck to basketball.
I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.
I love being outside and feeling free, so I jog or ride my bike. Some days I play basketball or tennis.
The triple-double is just a stat. It's a test of your strength and stamina and playing ability, really.
Any old coach will say the game was meant for finesse. It's a beautiful game, especially on television.
We love playing together and we love adversity. You know, back-to-back, the two best teams in the East.