Rick Barry Quotes

• Success in anything is about focus and concentration. When I coached, I'd say to the players, 'Yes, I know you played hard, but that's not good enough. You've got to stay focused on the task at hand the entire game.'

  Rick Barry

  Player, Focus And Concentration, Hands

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• I was taught to play the game from a total team concept-to be able to do everything reasonably well and some things extraordinarily well. If I'm not shooting well, I'll try to be an asset in other ways-like defense, passing, rebounding, and hustle.

  Rick Barry

  Basketball, Team, Nba

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• I fantasize about LeBron's ability. He is the best player I have ever seen at this age.

  Rick Barry

  Player, Age, Ability

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• They have so fundamentally flawed techniques it's ridiculous. They shoot the ball flat. They all stand upright, there's just so many things they do incorrectly.

  Rick Barry

  Technique, Balls, Ridiculous

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• People who don't know me have opinions about me. That's the part that's very hurtful. Because how do you form an opinion about somebody if you've never met them or spent any time with them? So it's all based upon hearsay or things that they've read.

  Rick Barry

  People, Hurtful, Opinion

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• In life it wasn't what you know, but who you know. I had people who were trying to buy teams and had they bought the teams, I would have gotten to coach because they wanted me to coach. But the people who have the teams hire their friends.

  Rick Barry

  Team, People, Trying

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• When you think about what the odds are to have four boys to not only be able to follow in the footsteps in a basketball career but to also be good in the secondary career as far as the broadcasting, it's pretty remarkable.

  Rick Barry

  Basketball, Boys, Thinking

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• The fishing is a great relief for me. When I'm out there's no cell phone ringing. I'm out there fishing with bears. I'm in the middle of God's country catching tons of fish. I just absolutely love it.

  Rick Barry

  Country, Phones, Cells

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