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You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again.
I've given these guys the blueprint on how to win a premiership, now I just have to be patient until they're ready.
I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
Get the kids to understand that they shouldn't worry about who makes the shot, only whether or not the shot is made
I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism.
During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers often intermingled in the American west, on the frontier.
I tell everyone that I have 25,000 assistant coaches. If I want to know something, I just go to the grocery store.'
I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there?
You can run a lot of plays when your X is twice as big as the other guys' O. It makes your X's and O's pretty good.
Players act like the floor is slanted; they run downhill on fast breaks and jog uphill when getting back on defense
Michael Jordan and Magic and myself, all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.
When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of coaching
I dreamed about being Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan being my dad at some points, or him helping me play basketball.
I have 'the first' attached to my name in a whole lot of different aspects when it comes to the sport of basketball.
There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.
Every time you compete, try harder to improve on your last performance. Give nothing short of your very best effort.
The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal.
A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time.
I played everything. I played volleyball, did track, cross-country, but basketball was my main sport, my main focus.
The NBA believes if you play for a team and get paid by a team, you're the property of that team for 24 hours a day.
Even the greatest players accept coaching and value the need for discipline and the order that it brings to the team
My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'.
I was a bit of a tomboy, so I played softball and basketball. Then I was also a cheerleader. And I played flute too.
Success is a matter of understanding and religiously practicing specific, simple habits that always lead to success.
The great thing about basketball is you work as hard as you can to individually get better so that your team can win
You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.
I hate casual shooting. Every shot is preceded by working to get open and catch and shoot under game like conditions
I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.
I positively, positively, positively want to play. I've got everything else so why not a gold medal? I want to play.
Thank God for Jerry Springer's show. I thought only black folks were that screwed up until I watched Jerry Springer.
I think the reason why I'm the person who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I was younger.
True motivation is not getting people to play to their potential. It's getting people to play beyond their potential
I don't know hardly any of the players who have the in-between game like me, who can go to any position on the court.
Offensively, you do what you do best and you do it again and again. Defensively, you attack your opponent's strength.
Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.
Winning is the first priority. Individual development is important, but if each guy gets better, the team gets better
I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.
I'm definitely somewhat of a tomboy. I grew up a pretty big tomboy actually, and was really obsessed with basketball.
The players have no real self-esteem when it comes to putting the best image out there in a real competitive fashion.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Teams want me to do something stupid. You want to get to the point where nothing affects you, where you control them.
When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
Talent is not enough. It's an important component in a successful performance, but it's really only a starting point.
You understand, you do not invent stuff on this team. Guys that invent stuff will not play for me. Make the easy play
Magic Johnson is the best player who plays on the ground, and Michael Jordan is the best player who plays in the air.
I've got a long way to go to being the ultimate best, but I think my time is now. And I'm starting to enter my prime.
I like to help poor people who got no chance. If rich people don't, who will? Not other poor people, that's for sure.
What excites me the most is when a coach calls a timeout and chews out his forward because I just dunked on his head.
I really cherish everything that basketball brings; and I think, for me, it's been a great ride and I'm not done yet.
Basketball has brought me a lot of joy, brought me a lot of good things. Just that side of it has really affected me.