Occupation: Basketball Coach Birth: March 20, 1945
People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards..
Teamwork requires that everyone's efforts flow in a single direction. Feelings of significance happen when a team's energy takes on a life of its own..
We sometimes need adversity to fathom our true depths..
Anytime you stop striving to get better, you're bound to get worse..
The key to teamwork is to learn a role, accept a role, and strive to become excellent playing it..
All of us have at least one great voice deep inside. People are products of their environment. A lucky few are born into situations in which positive….
We measure areas of performance that are often ignored: jumping in pursuit of every rebound even if you don't get it, swatting at every pass, diving ….
Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it..
Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, ….
You can never have enough talent..
Great effort springs naturally from great attitude..
Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be cheated. Ordinary players and average team….
It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important..
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 gr….
Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle..
From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty..
When you leave it to chance, then all of a sudden you don't have any more luck..
A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team..
When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat..
It's a reality we have to understand. (O'Neal) has to be more diligent. We have to be more diligent protecting him. We need him in the game..
Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in our out..