Len Elmore Quotes

• Sometimes if you talk trash, you end up taking out the garbage.

  Len Elmore

  Garbage, Sometimes, Trash

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• There were times my immaturity kept me from being all I wanted to be.

  Len Elmore

  Immaturity, Wanted

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• Getting a well-rounded education and developing a love of learning that hopefully will continue to last my lifetime certainly helped prepare me to understand what's coming at me in this world and to adapt.

  Len Elmore

  World, Lasts, Lifetime

  Source: aalbc.com

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• I'm concerned that young people, far too often, abdicate their responsibilities of learning and adapting and give that over to people who may not always have their best interests at heart.

  Len Elmore

  Heart, Responsibility, People

  Source: aalbc.com

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• My mother and father stressed education and always made sure we had a place to study and books to read.

  Len Elmore

  Mother, Father, Book

  Source: aalbc.com

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• I'm not nearly as much of a fan of the NBA as I was maybe 10 or 15 years ago, or certainly as I was when I was a player. It's become more entertainment focused, and less focused on the purity of the game.

  Len Elmore

  Player, Years, Nba

  Source: aalbc.com

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• One of the reasons why I enjoy college basketball a little more is because of its team orientation as opposed to individual orientation.

  Len Elmore

  Basketball, Team, College

  Source: aalbc.com

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• I've always been taught that basketball is a team game and greater than the sum of its parts.

  Len Elmore

  Basketball, Team, Games

  Source: aalbc.com

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• I can't say there was one thing in particular that helped prepare me for life beyond basketball except for the exposure to college and that laboratory, that allows us to learn who and what we are, and to be able to utilize that knowledge in real life.

  Len Elmore

  Basketball, Real, College

  Source: aalbc.com

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• I knew, despite playing in the NBA, that I would have to prepare for another career or vocation for when my playing days were over, in order to maintain relevancy. I didn't want to become known for what I used to do.

  Len Elmore

  Order, Nba, Careers

  Source: aalbc.com

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• I'd like to be remembered as somebody who persevered, who in many ways overcame, who recognized the importance of giving back, particularly to our youth, and as someone who tried to reach back and to catapult the next generation beyond him.

  Len Elmore

  Giving, Generations, Way

  Source: aalbc.com

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