The playoffs - you can talk about how different it is, but actually experiencing it is another thing. — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
Dirk's one of the top players of all time. That's undisputed. — Rick Carlisle Football Copy Share Image
Friendships ultimately happen and materialize when they're supposed to. — Rick Carlisle Friend Copy Share Image
Certain guys have the ability to deliver the ball in a way that creates confidence for teammates. — Rick Carlisle Ability Copy Share Image
Hey, I love hard play, clean, competitive playoff series. — Rick Carlisle Competitive Copy Share Image
I think Thibs is a great coach. When he went to Chicago they had immediate success. — Rick Carlisle Chicago Copy Share Image
Unselfishness along with defensive impact is going to break a lot of ties. — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
One of the challenges with NBA coaching is it's such a crucible, keeping your eye on the big picture is very challenging. — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
Music is not only a creative outlet, but it is very relaxing and it is something you can take with you for… — Rick Carlisle Creative outlet Copy Share Image
It would have been easy to settle back into being an assistant, but I took a risk. I've always seen myself as… — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
If anything, you should be happy that somebody is saying flammable things about your team. That should be great bulletin-board material. — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
I'm a believer that the emotions of the coach are important because they can work their way over to the players. — Rick Carlisle Coach Copy Share Image
I don't know it's not really a conversation until it's a reality. We'll see. A lot can happen between now and when… — Rick Carlisle Communication Copy Share Image
Great players have a short memory for tough games. They move forward. They're always thinking ahead and about the next challenge. — Rick Carlisle Football Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to just start playing fast in the middle of the year. Guys aren't conditioned for it physically or mentally. — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
The piano has been a love of mine ever since I started playing in college, so having the chance to play a… — Rick Carlisle Chance Copy Share Image
About five years ago, the courses we run in the Field Trials were 52 percent timber. The hawks live in trees, and… — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
If you increase the size of the basket by a one-inch radius, two inches in diameter, that's five percent. So you're adding… — Rick Carlisle Football Copy Share Image
The important thing is that when you get into some stretches of inconsistency that we don't overreact on the one hand and… — Rick Carlisle Consistency Copy Share Image
Chuck Daly and Rudy Tomjanovich have many of the same amazing accomplishments and traits - both won back to back NBA titles,… — Rick Carlisle Amazing Copy Share Image
It's much easier to slow a point guard down than to have one speed up. That's why one of the axioms in… — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
Guys like Doncic, Bird, Jason Kidd, Magic Johnson - sometimes they get bored and they want to get into a creative state… — Rick Carlisle Bird Copy Share Image
The chance to spend a week with Pete Newell is like a student of literature getting to spend a week with Hemingway… — Rick Carlisle Books Copy Share Image
In the case of anything, there is risk, but there are risks worth taking. — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
Prosperity is always one of the challenges in pro sports because teams can strike back so quickly. — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
A big part of life is acceptance of your situation, whatever it is. — Rick Carlisle Acceptance Copy Share Image
Jalen Brunson is a guy you would never bet against if you know him. You just don't bet against that guy. — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
To me, there's a small group of players that can pretty much do anything on a basketball floor. — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
I was very fortunate to be at the right place at the right time in my playing career. — Rick Carlisle Career Copy Share Image
The relationships that you build are really the greatest source of fulfillment in coaching. — Rick Carlisle Coaching Copy Share Image
