Occupation: Basketball Coach Birth: March 20, 1945
When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a righ….
There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength..
When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder..
Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change..
You can never have enough talent..
To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way..
No rebounds, no rings..
Whatever it takes to win..
The key to success is to learn to do something right and then do it right every time..
The true warrior understands and seizes that moment by giving an effort so intense and so intuitive that it could only be called one from the heart..
There's always the motivation of wanting to win. Everybody has that. But a champion needs, in his attitude, a motivation above and beyond winning..
People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards..
I'd like my reputation to stay as it is and to be remembered for a wonderful decade..
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..
Great effort springs naturally from great attitude..
Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorabl….
Coaches who let a championship team back off from becoming a dynasty are cowards..
Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it..
I've learned to keep things simple. Look at your choices, pick the best one, then go to work with all your heart..
Great players crave instruction on their weaknesses..
We sometimes need adversity to fathom our true depths..