“Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach – he was my mentor, my teacher, my second father. Coach was always there for me whenever I needed him and I loved him for it. In teaching me the game of basketball, he taught me about life. My heart goes out to Linnea and their kids. We've lost a great man who had an incredible impact on his players, his staff and the entire UNC family.” MenHeartKidsFatherGamesLostParentTeacherPlayerInfluenceTeachingTaughtNeededMy HeartBasketballBiggerImpactIncrediblesCoachesGreat MenMentorStaffAlways There For MeUnc Author:Michael Jordan
“Basketball is sort of an interesting sport that, you know, the top player on your team makes so much more of an impact than the top player in any other sport.” KnowsSportsInterestingPlayerTeamBasketballImpact Author:Daryl Morey
“I think school is very important and I personally had a great experience at North Carolina, which helped shape me as a basketball player and a person. Every once in a while, you will have a player who can make the jump and have an immediate impact on the professional level, but most of the players who come out would absolutely benefit from going to college.” ThinkingPersonsImportantSchoolLevelsPlayerCollegeShapesBasketballBenefitsImpactCarolinaBasketball PlayerNorth CarolinaGreat ExperiencesGoing To College Author:Michael Jordan
“I believe that if I committed to basketball, I could make an impact in the NBA. I now see football as my job and my greatest challenge.” IfsBelieveJobsI BelieveChallengesFootballBasketballImpactCommittedNba Author:Julius Peppers
“In White Boy Shuffle, I combined my seventh-grade teacher, Mr. Takemoto, who really saved me - I don't think I've ever told anyone this - and my first basketball coach, Mr. Shimizu, into one character. Something about the way they talked about things, and their attitudes, had a huge impact on me. Not that I necessarily agreed with them. It was important to me to just put them there to stay grounded.” ThinkingWayFirstsImportantCharacterWhiteAttitudeBoysTeacherHugeBasketballImpactCoachesSavedGradesGroundedBasketball CoachShuffleSeventh Grade Author:Paul Beatty
“Basketball, and the people I have met through the game have far and away had the largest impact on my life. Almost every positive role model I have ever had was a coach, mentor, or teammate.” PeopleGamesRolesMetsBasketballModelsImpactCoachesRole ModelsMentorTeammateVery PositivePositive Role Model Author:Ashley Graham
“I definitely don't want to run any 5K races anytime soon. I can work out pretty hard as far as intensity. But as far as playing basketball or anything high impact, it's probably not smart for me to do.” WantI CanHardRunningRaceBasketballSmartImpactWork OutIntensityPlaying Basketball Author:Prince Fielder
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” LifeInspirationalImportantRealityLife IsHistoryInfluenceInspirational LifeWise WordsBasketballImportanceImpactSignificantAfrican AmericanLife ChangingMaking A DifferenceMotivational SportsMartial ArtsBad AssPositive ImpactDodgersInspiring AthleteBaseball LifeBaseball Hall Of Fame Author:Jackie Robinson
“It's important to realize that words shape our beliefs and impact our actions.” ImportantActionBeliefRealizingShapesBasketballImpactOur ActionsFamous Basketball Book:Awaken The Giant Within Source: Awaken The Giant Within