Winning a championship is now a legitimate and realistic goal.
I am proud of my family. I am proud of my Duke championships and all my Duke teammates. And, I am proud I never lost a game against the Fab Five.
This is a proud moment for our city. This is the first time we have won a Finals game in this city, and I'm happy to be part of the history.
We aren't comfortable. We are not satisfied. We have to stay even-keeled.
We did what we are supposed to. We protected home. We have to try to do it again Thursday night.
Just because we are back home, don't get comfortable. Have that same uptight feeling like it's just us against everyone.
We defended. We made them keep tough shots, and we executed offensively.
A team like Golden State, when they get into a rhythm they make shots.
I have always preferred to liken the championship to a marathon. You have to know how to start the race, how to take the strain when problems come along and to make sure you don't give any potentially dangerous rivals an advantage. My policy is to ideally have five or six men around the age of 26, a couple of youngsters, a couple round the 28 mark and one or two in their 30s. But the nucleus of the team should be experienced and not too old.
I'm trying as hard as I possibly can each and every day to get my life better and better and stronger. And if I win championships along the way, so be it.
I was in the doldrums for a while after my athletics career ended in 1992. I spent six to eight hours a day training, for 18 years, and it took a long time to get over the regret that I wasn't competing in major championships any more. All I ever wanted to be was the best. But I find new projects and I keep things in perspective.
I think that major championships are as much about attitude as they are anything else.
Steve held us to a high standard. He told us he was going to when we first met him at the USA camp. He's been a great leader. I mean, the guy always keeps his composure. He has an amazing mind for the game, and man, Steve, I'm just proud of him. The way he's balanced everybody and let us know what our roles are, he's been great for us. Him and the whole coaching staff. We all deserve this together, we work so hard.
I've been here for eight years and I'm going into my 13th season. There's nothing I'd have liked better than to retire as a Jet. But the reality is, they released me. My goal now is not to break the bank. I did that twice already with my original contract and a restructuring. It's about winning a championship, and from this point forward, I'm going to go to the team that gives me the best chance to win a Super Bowl.
The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion.
Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.
I probably should've listened to Michael a year ago when he said that Charles will never win a championship because he doesn't show any dedication.
In all the research you do as a coach, studying other coaches and championship-type situations, you find that all those teams combined talent with great defense. You've got to stop other teams to win.
Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship.
I have never felt so lonely as on a golf course in the midst of a championship with thousands of people around, especially when things began to go wrong and the crowds started wandering away.
To win a national championship, you've got to be a little lucky.
Do you want to choose winning over standing out? It's a choice every player on every championship team has to do
I do not judge success based on championships; rather, I judge it on how close we came to realizing our potential
When you go out on the court whether it be for the championship or just a scrimmage, have confidence that your abilities and what you've learned in your drills are better than your opponent's. This does not mean you should disregard your opponent. Before taking the court for any game, you should do a lot of thinking about what you have to do to beat your opponent and what he must or can do to beat you.
Winning teams at the NBA level, the college level, and the high school level all play team basketball. Championship teams have five players on the same page at all times.
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