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I went to an ACC school, Wake Forest, I'm a big college basketball fan, and it was just a natural interest for me.
I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism.
I tell everyone that I have 25,000 assistant coaches. If I want to know something, I just go to the grocery store.'
When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of coaching
Michael Jordan and Magic and myself, all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.
During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers often intermingled in the American west, on the frontier.
I've given these guys the blueprint on how to win a premiership, now I just have to be patient until they're ready.
I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there?
You can run a lot of plays when your X is twice as big as the other guys' O. It makes your X's and O's pretty good.
Get the kids to understand that they shouldn't worry about who makes the shot, only whether or not the shot is made
Players act like the floor is slanted; they run downhill on fast breaks and jog uphill when getting back on defense
I hate casual shooting. Every shot is preceded by working to get open and catch and shoot under game like conditions
Thank God for Jerry Springer's show. I thought only black folks were that screwed up until I watched Jerry Springer.
My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'.
The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal.
The NBA believes if you play for a team and get paid by a team, you're the property of that team for 24 hours a day.
The great thing about basketball is you work as hard as you can to individually get better so that your team can win
Every time you compete, try harder to improve on your last performance. Give nothing short of your very best effort.
Even the greatest players accept coaching and value the need for discipline and the order that it brings to the team
I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.
You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.
I think the reason why I'm the person who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I was younger.
I have 'the first' attached to my name in a whole lot of different aspects when it comes to the sport of basketball.
There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.
A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time.
I was a bit of a tomboy, so I played softball and basketball. Then I was also a cheerleader. And I played flute too.
I positively, positively, positively want to play. I've got everything else so why not a gold medal? I want to play.
True motivation is not getting people to play to their potential. It's getting people to play beyond their potential
Success is a matter of understanding and religiously practicing specific, simple habits that always lead to success.
I played everything. I played volleyball, did track, cross-country, but basketball was my main sport, my main focus.
I dreamed about being Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan being my dad at some points, or him helping me play basketball.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.
Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.
Teams want me to do something stupid. You want to get to the point where nothing affects you, where you control them.
We played every night. Sometimes we'd stay overnight after a game, but we'd usually drive on to our next destination.
The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game.
I like to help poor people who got no chance. If rich people don't, who will? Not other poor people, that's for sure.
I got pulled over when I was behind the wheel of a Porsche in Philly once for what we call DWB - Driving While Black.
The way defences are operating these days, the other team'starts picking you up when you walk out of the hotel lobby.
I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots
Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.
Basketball has brought me a lot of joy, brought me a lot of good things. Just that side of it has really affected me.
I get scared of a lot of attention. I get scared of the spotlight. And I'm not talking about on the basketball court.
You understand, you do not invent stuff on this team. Guys that invent stuff will not play for me. Make the easy play
Magic Johnson is the best player who plays on the ground, and Michael Jordan is the best player who plays in the air.
The disconnect lasted too long. I think people got the idea I was sullen and couldn't communicate, which wasn't true.
What excites me the most is when a coach calls a timeout and chews out his forward because I just dunked on his head.
I've got a long way to go to being the ultimate best, but I think my time is now. And I'm starting to enter my prime.