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> [If you're not a player, it's hard to get into this league. You need a small opportunity that you turn into a bigger opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/if-you-re-not-a-player-it-s-hard-to-get-into-this-league-you-need-a/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

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## More by David Fizdale

> [Memphis don't bluff. It's a tight knit community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/memphis-don-t-bluff-it-s-a-tight-knit-community/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [You can't just sit back and think you're gonna pack the paint in and win games. You've gotta guard that three-point line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/you-can-t-just-sit-back-and-think-you-re-gonna-pack-the-paint-in-and/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [The hard part that I didn't like about recruiting in college was, there was so many regulations. So many rules. It was so many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/the-hard-part-that-i-didn-t-like-about-recruiting-in-college-was/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [Mike Brown wanted to hire me to work with LeBron in player development.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/mike-brown-wanted-to-hire-me-to-work-with-lebron-in-player-development/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [No matter who is on your team, you are going after the title.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/no-matter-who-is-on-your-team-you-are-going-after-the-title/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [If I don't have any other strength, I'm pretty good at building relationships.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/if-i-don-t-have-any-other-strength-i-m-pretty-good-at-building/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [The idea of Dwyane Wade not being in a Heat uniform was a kick in the stomach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/the-idea-of-dwyane-wade-not-being-in-a-heat-uniform-was-a-kick-in-the/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [You don't sell the team short and say, 'We're just trying to make the playoffs,' or anything like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/you-don-t-sell-the-team-short-and-say-we-re-just-trying-to-make-the/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [You coach to your personality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/you-coach-to-your-personality/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [I know there are people who say 'just coach'... I don't hear them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/i-know-there-are-people-who-say-just-coach-i-don-t-hear-them/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [Pace is just how fast we can get the ball from one end to the other. It's not necessarily how fast we can shoot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/pace-is-just-how-fast-we-can-get-the-ball-from-one-end-to-the-other/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [I respect the people that I lost to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/i-respect-the-people-that-i-lost-to/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [I always said, 'if we win, we all will profit.' So forget about the profit part of it; let's just win, and the rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/i-always-said-if-we-win-we-all-will-profit-so-forget-about-the-profit/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [Sometimes you've gotta take a risk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/sometimes-you-ve-gotta-take-a-risk/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

> [I'm not coach D'Antoni. I have to coach to my version of pace-and-space. We all steal from each other, but a lot of us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fizdale/i-m-not-coach-d-antoni-i-have-to-coach-to-my-version-of-pace-and/)

[David Fizdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fizdale/)

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