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> [I think that's a big challenge in the NBA: How quickly can you adapt? Because things always change in the league - whether it's trade, free agency, an injury, you have to adapt quickly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/i-think-that-s-a-big-challenge-in-the-nba-how-quickly-can-you-adapt/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eff/tom-thibodeau-4564_adapt_i-think-that-s-a-big-challenge-in-the-nb_1652940.png)

> [I think you learn from every experience, and you have to continue to adapt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/i-think-you-learn-from-every-experience-and-you-have-to-continue-to/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

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## More by Tom Thibodeau

> [If you don't control the ball, you're dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/if-you-don-t-control-the-ball-you-re-dead/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [I think the important thing for me is to just be able to have a voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/i-think-the-important-thing-for-me-is-to-just-be-able-to-have-a-voice/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [As a head coach, you're always concerned how you pace the team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/as-a-head-coach-you-re-always-concerned-how-you-pace-the-team/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [When you look at coaching in the pros 25-plus years, I have been with rebuilding teams and I have been with championship teams, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/when-you-look-at-coaching-in-the-pros-25-plus-years-i-have-been-with/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [There are no short cuts. If you want to do something special, there's a serious price to pay. There's no way around it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/there-are-no-short-cuts-if-you-want-to-do-something-special-there-s-a/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [I never look at a clock. When the work's done, the work's done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/i-never-look-at-a-clock-when-the-work-s-done-the-work-s-done/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [Passing and defense are two things that help build your team, brings the best out of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/passing-and-defense-are-two-things-that-help-build-your-team-brings/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [When you look at what a coach does, it is leadership, it is communication, it is teaching, it is motivation. It really comes down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/when-you-look-at-what-a-coach-does-it-is-leadership-it-is/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [You can have a great season, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're great. To be great you have to do it year after year…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/you-can-have-a-great-season-but-that-doesn-t-necessarily-mean-you-re/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [The teams that win consistently, they put the work into it and they don't skip steps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/the-teams-that-win-consistently-they-put-the-work-into-it-and-they/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [You have to have core values. What do you believe in? Do you believe in hard work? Do you believe in discipline? Do you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/you-have-to-have-core-values-what-do-you-believe-in-do-you-believe-in/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [I think I experienced it during the '90s that there's no better place to be than Madison Square Garden.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/i-think-i-experienced-it-during-the-90s-that-there-s-no-better-place/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [It is rare when you have the opportunity to get a top-10 player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/it-is-rare-when-you-have-the-opportunity-to-get-a-top-10-player/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [There's obviously different roads you can go down. And I think if you study it, how teams are built - and I went through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/there-s-obviously-different-roads-you-can-go-down-and-i-think-if-you/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

> [In some cases where the team is mixed, there's almost two practices going on in one, where your young guys are getting the work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/in-some-cases-where-the-team-is-mixed-there-s-almost-two-practices/)

[Tom Thibodeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-thibodeau/)

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