Nba Quotes - Page 17

• In all my years one thing has never changed; You win with serious, tough-minded players. That never changes

  Tom Thibodeau

  Basketball, Winning, Player

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• You can easily separate 'team guys' from 'me guys' by how they accept coaching. The guys that accept it are about winning

  Bill Parcells

  Basketball, Team, Winning

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• Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy

  Bill Parcells

  Basketball, Team, Commitment

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• A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart

  Bill Parcells

  Basketball, Team, Adversity

  Bill Parcells (1995). “Finding a Way to Win: The Principles of Leadership, Teamwork, and Motivation”, Doubleday Books

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• Desire outweighs footwork when it comes to crashing the glass

  Bill Self

  Basketball, Glasses, Desire

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• Champions behave like champions before they are champions

  Bill Walsh

  Basketball, Champion, Behave

  Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh (2009). “The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership”, p.48, Penguin

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• If I can't expect someone to be accountable off the floor, how can I expect them to guard a pick and roll? Or get a rebound?

  Billy Donovan

  Basketball, Rebound, Picks

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• If you don't feel you have something to prove every day, you'll never improve

  Billy Donovan

  Motivational, Basketball, Self Improvement

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• As players see themselves getting better through skill sessions, they will want to get in the gym more

  Billy Donovan

  Basketball, Player, Skills

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• I'm still waiting for perfection. In the meantime, I'll settle for persistence

  Bo Ryan

  Basketball, Persistence, Perfection

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• I didn't get into teaching and coaching for the number of wins or the money. It was a passion for trying to help young people

  Bo Ryan

  Basketball, Sports, Money

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• I recruit hungry kids who love the game and want to get better and feel they have more questions than answers

  Bo Ryan

  Basketball, Kids, Games

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• There's a disposition great defenders have - a genuine pride that scores are a problem, people that score on me is a problem

  Brett Brown

  Basketball, Pride, People

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• Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them

  Chuck Daly

  Basketball, Player, Roles

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• I'm a lot better coach when I have really good players

  Chuck Daly

  Basketball, Player, Coaches

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• Basketball is a game of sacrificing yourself for the next guy, being a team that takes good shots, and taking the right shots

  David Blatt

  Basketball, Team, Sacrifice

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• There has never been a great 'silent' defense

  Del Harris

  Basketball, Defense, Silent

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• It is as big a mistake to turn down a good shot as it is to take a bad one

  Eddie Murphy

  Basketball, Mistake, Bigs

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• At the end of the day, no matter how well you score, you've got to be able to stop people

  Eric Musselman

  Basketball, People, The End Of The Day

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• If your bigs rim run at full speed it not only increases the potential for a quick layup, but opens up court for guards

  Fred Hoiberg

  Basketball, Running, Speed

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• Everyday we are going to fight lazy and soft. It's completely unacceptable. You have to be demanding

  George Karl

  Basketball, Fighting, Lazy

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• When your best player puts it on the line every day, the other guys can't cut corners

  George Karl

  Basketball, Cutting, Player

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• I have had some bad shooting games but that doesn't stop me from getting the ball to my teammates

  Jason Kidd

  Basketball, Games, Balls

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• Championship teams are built on being prepared, playing unselfishly and being held accountable.

  Jason Kidd

  Basketball, Team, Championship

  "Kidd to coach Nets". www.foxnews.com. June 12, 2013.

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• The tough player is the one who is difficult to play against and easy to play with

  Jay Bilas

  Basketball, Player, Tough

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