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> [The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/the-most-important-quality-i-look-for-in-a-player-is-accountability/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

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## More by Lenny Wilkens

> [“Athletes, we were supposed to just be there, and in class I made it a point that I was prepared for every exam, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/athletes-we-were-supposed-to-just-be-there-and-in-class-i-made-it-a/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

> [I always felt that I was as good as the next person, and I didn't care what they had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/i-always-felt-that-i-was-as-good-as-the-next-person-and-i-didn-t-care/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

> [I learned early that if I wanted to achieve anything in life, I'd have to do it myself. I learned that I had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/i-learned-early-that-if-i-wanted-to-achieve-anything-in-life-i-d-have/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

> [If you fail the first time that's just a chance to start over again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/if-you-fail-the-first-time-that-s-just-a-chance-to-start-over-again/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

> [If you want it, you've got to give it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/if-you-want-it-you-ve-got-to-give-it/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

> [The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/the-most-important-quality-i-look-for-in-a-player-is-accountability/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

> [If you can't go through it, find a way around it. Don't spend all your time banging your head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/if-you-can-t-go-through-it-find-a-way-around-it-don-t-spend-all-your/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

> [Meadowlark Lemon's book Trust Your Next Shot is written by a remarkable person. I have had the pleasure of knowing Meadowlark for quite some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/meadowlark-lemon-s-book-trust-your-next-shot-is-written-by-a/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

> [If you can't go through it, find a way around it. Don't spend all your time banging your head against it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/if-you-can-t-go-through-it-find-a-way-around-it-don-t-spend-all-your-2/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

> [I told Zollie Volchok we needed an ultrasound machine and he asked me why we needed music in the locker room.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/i-told-zollie-volchok-we-needed-an-ultrasound-machine-and-he-asked-me/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

> [Show people how to have success and then you can push their expectations up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/show-people-how-to-have-success-and-then-you-can-push-their/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

> [Intimidation doesn't last very long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/intimidation-doesn-t-last-very-long/)

[Lenny Wilkens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-wilkens/)

> [I never really had a chance to know the players individually... I thought when they were on the floor, they worked hard. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/i-never-really-had-a-chance-to-know-the-players-individually-i/)

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> [I worry about the things I can affect, and the things I have no control over I move by.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/i-worry-about-the-things-i-can-affect-and-the-things-i-have-no/)

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> [We should never discourage young people from dreaming dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-wilkens/we-should-never-discourage-young-people-from-dreaming-dreams/)

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