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“Basketball, more than any other sport, is a team game...about the thousands of small, unselfish acts, the sacrifices on the part of the players that result in team building.”

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Author:Dean Smith

“Like a versatile baller, George Dohrmann swings seamlessly from position to position: investigative journalist, social critic, gifted storyteller. The result is a gem of a book that addresses THE question central to contemporary basketball: how does such an unseemly culture spring from such an essentially beautiful game? You'll come away rooting harder than ever for the kids and harder than ever against the basketball profiteers.”

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Author:L. Jon Wertheim

“I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.”

Source: I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence

“I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.”

Source: I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence

“Leadership is helping yourself and other people achieve goals. The ability to direct your life to get the results you want is leadership.”

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Author:Cass Elliot

“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.”

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Author:Pat Riley

“People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.”

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Author:Pat Riley

“I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.”

Source: I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence

“If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.”

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Author:Jack Dixon

“The best teams are team in any sport that lose themselves in the team. The individuals lose their identity. And their identities come about as a result of being in the team first.”

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Author:Mike Krzyzewski

“At Boston University, I motivated negatively, and I found that although it can work at first, by the end of the year everyone is dying for the year to end and you have lost them. The last two years at BU, I motivated positively and got much better results.”

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Author:Rick Pitino