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I just go out there and play basketball. God's given me the ability. The only thing I can do is go out and play.
Promise to think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best from yourself and others.
I want to go to police academy, I want to actually go out and make a couple of arrests. I want to go undercover.
A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn't like to play against
Successful basketball coaches are those that subscribe to a system that is based on sound fundamental teachings.
You should always want your coach to be critical. It gives you an opportunity to learn and to overcome adversity
Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down in any situation.
If you're going to hire an assassin, let him go out and kill someone. I can't be Shaq taking six or seven shots.
No matter how good you are, at top pf your game, always remember that you're a half a step away from the street.
Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them
I think it's important that people stand up for what they believe in. It's important that people discuss things.
There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don't understand that
Do you want to choose winning over standing out? It's a choice every player on every championship team has to do
When I said I retired from basketball playing, I have retired. You will not see me play again. That is a promise.
I think I was chosen by basketball, although I never really physically got drafted to any team that I played for.
The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor's office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
I liked the idea of being one of the foundations for Coach Bennett's program and trying to revive UVa basketball.
You watch some teams these days and you wonder if they just met on the playground and decided to choose up sides.
It is when things go hardest, when life becomes most trying, that there is greatest need for having a fixed goal.
Chick Hearn taught me how to play basketball, how to think about basketball. He taught me how to love basketball.
I think basketball IQ, work ethic, competitiveness are probably the most important things in a basketball player.
You have to clean out the pig barn every week because you know your pigs are in there doing their jobs every day.
The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive
The more concerned we become over the things we can't control, the less we will do with the things we can control
The big time is not a place; it's the state of your heart. It's not something you get; it's something you become.
The biggest thing is just routine. I think that's the biggest correlation between golfers and basketball players.
Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
In developing teams, I don't believe in rules. I believe in standards. Rules don't promote teamwork, standards do
I do not judge success based on championships; rather, I judge it on how close we came to realizing our potential
The people at the top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.
We would have two less championships here if it was not for Manu Ginobili. In my eyes, he's the stud of the world.
We were able to get after the rebounds. We were able to control the paint. We were able to be physical down there.
Everybody's doing well and everybody's achieving their goals so it's great to see Canadian basketball on the rise.
One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work
If I walk in a home and a kid disrespects a woman, his mother or grandmother, then I am out... I wont recruit them
I love you Philadelphia. I want to thank you for accepting me, and letting me be me and make this my home forever.
When your teammate looks you in the eye and holds you accountable, that's the greatest kind of leadership there is
We had a lot to do with Randy being fired. If we were to do a lot better, then it probably wouldn't have happened.
Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it's all good.
Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it; not hard enough and it flies away.
OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.
The first professional game that I ever played remains, to me, the most exciting moment of my professional career.
Can't nobody [mess] with me. I'm like toilet paper, Pampers and toothpaste. I'm definitely proven to be effective.
I went to an ACC school, Wake Forest, I'm a big college basketball fan, and it was just a natural interest for me.
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
I'm just trying to grow. That's one thing I told myself is, 'Don't worry about who people say is the best player'.
As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.
The greatest sin a coach can commit is to allow kids to slide by. This goes for the classroom as well as the court
I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.
I told him, 'Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I don't care.