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Live in the precious present.
Dreamers are not content with being mediocre.
Ego is the greatest killer of one's potential
Postponing action is only postponing achievement.
When you build bridges you can keep crossing them.
Those who work the hardest are the last to surrender.
Never let anyone out work you or out hustle you. Ever.
Success is determined by your daily choices and habits
Doubt is one of the main paths on the highway to failure.
Working hard is not always fun - that's why it is called work.
Nothing meaningful or lasting comes without working hard at it.
When love and discipline come together you have great chemistry.
I'd learned how much happiness money can bring you. Very little.
The other guys just caught lightning in a bottle with a great game.
Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different.
Make incremental progress, change comes not by the yard, but by the inch.
Learning what not to do is sometimes more important than learning what to do.
Humility is what makes teams great. I've preached it for a long period of time.
Lying makes a problem part of the future; truth makes a problem part of the past.
Avoid cynical and negative people like the plague. They are killers of potential.
If I had one regret in life... it's that I was not more humble at an earlier age.
All good things have to come to an end, and the male cheerleader has come to an end
I'd tell any coach not to move for money... Stay at your job if you're really happy.
Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.
People with high self esteem are risk takers, but more importantly, they are achievers.
A lot of people always use the term, 'I'm so blessed.' Most of it they believe is true.
He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one.
Coaches are bridge builders. It's our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over.
Basketball has consumed me since the age of 7 or 8. I don't know what I would do without it.
I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant and I ignore the paranoid.
After September 11, I don't think people really believe things like this are all that important.
It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.
I learned quickly that motivating people would be the most important responsibility of my career.
Long term success is a direct result of what you achieve everyday. Goals provide your daily routine
Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.
Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching I've learned from making mistakes.
Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes.
True motivation is not getting people to play to their potential. It's getting people to play beyond their potential
If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams.
I give myself 24 hours after a loss. After that, I'm totally on to the next game. But for 24 hours, I'm not a happy man.
Set higher standards for your own performance than anyone else around you, and your only competition will be with yourself
Inferior guards play on the sidelines and great guards play in the middle. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle
When it comes to team dynamics - on a basketball court or in a corporate setting - maintaining a positive atmosphere is crucial.
I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant, and I ignore the paranoid. If the shoe fits anyone, wear it.
The basic premise of my system is to fatigue your opponents with constant pressure defensively and constant movement offensively.
When you have a problem, if you tell the truth, the problem becomes part of your past. If you lie, it becomes part of your future.
Basketball is my passion, and I love it, and I love to see my players succeed. I'm here for them and my children. That's my passion.
When you describe passion at any age, passion is derived from everything, from the people you work with to enjoying the last four years.
When you coach Russ Smith, you have a nervous breakdown on every possession. He's not from a different country. He's from a different planet.
The key to coaching is not what you do, but the way you do it. The intangibles, the motivational parts of the game are the most important facets of it.