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“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 great defense. You've got to stop other teams to win.”

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Author:Pat Riley
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“If a Coach is determined to stay in the coaching profession, he will develop from year to year. This much is true, no coach has a monopoly on the knowledge of basketball. There are no secrets in the game. The only secrets, if there are any, are good teaching of sound fundamentals, intelligent handling of men, a sound system of play, and the ability to instill in the boys a desire to win.”

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Author:Adolph Rupp
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“The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.”

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Author:Jerry Tarkanian
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“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.”

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Book:Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime
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“The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else.”

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Author:Lenny Wilkens
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“Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.”

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Book:Success is a Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life
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“The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind.”

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Author:Red Auerbach
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“Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.”

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Book:Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life
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“A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.”

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Author:Jim Valvano
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“But people don't know if I can teach the game. I know I can. My experience in Oklahoma was positive. It opened my eyes to how the game is played - the interaction among players, fans and media, how all that works. You have to know about the business of the game and how the actions of players and coaches affect the business. I think I have it down now.”

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Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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“When I went to Catholic high school in Philadelphia, we just had one coach for football and basketball. He took all of us who turned out and had us run through a forest. The ones who ran into the trees were on the football team.”

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Author:George Raveling
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