If you want to be a Champion, you've got to feel like one, you've got to act like one, you've got to look like one.
Interpretation
To achieve greatness, you must embody the mindset and behaviors of a champion.
This quote by Red Auerbach emphasizes that becoming a champion is not just about skills or talent; it also requires a specific mindset and attitude. To truly succeed, you must visualize yourself as a champion, take actions that align with that identity, and present yourself in a way that reflects confidence and determination.
In practice
This quote can be shared during motivational speeches to inspire athletes.
To be a successful coach you should be and look prepared. You must be a man of integrity. Never break your word. Don't have two sets of standards. Remember you don't handle players-you handle pets. You deal with players. Stand up for your players. Show them you care-on and off the court. Very important-it's not 'how' or 'what' you say but what they absorb.
I don't believe in statistics. There are too many factors that can't be measured. You can't measure a ballplayer's heart.
I never took a position we were going to be a good ball club. I took the position we were going to be a winning ball club.
They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the best.
It's not what you tell your players that counts. It's what they hear.
To a father, when a child dies, the future dies; to a child when a parent dies, the past dies.
I've often thought that when something is hard for you, whether it's going to law school or anything else that challenges you, that's probably what you should do.
Goals are dreams we convert to plans and take action to fulfill.
When you are going through hell, keep on going. Never never never give up.
THE GREATEST RISK IN LIFE IS TO WAIT FOR AND DEPEND UPON OTHERS FOR YOUR OWN SECURITY.
Racing, competing, it's in my blood. It's part of me, it's part of my life; I have been doing it all my life and it stands out above everything else.
You don't get lucky. You create lucky.
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