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> [Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/work-as-hard-as-you-can-to-become-as-good-an-individual-player-as-you/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

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## More by Doug Collins

> [I was taught by teachers, and if it's one thing I have it's a basketball mind and I try to pass it on and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/i-was-taught-by-teachers-and-if-it-s-one-thing-i-have-it-s-a/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

> [We're talking about being relevant again. I want the Sixers to be on people's tongues again... I want the Sixers to be the basketball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/we-re-talking-about-being-relevant-again-i-want-the-sixers-to-be-on/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

> [Boston is a very proud franchise. The NBA misses them when they are not in the mix. They, along with teams like the Knicks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/boston-is-a-very-proud-franchise-the-nba-misses-them-when-they-are/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

> [You don't want to be down 2-0 in a series. It's always important to try and get one on the opponent's home court. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/you-don-t-want-to-be-down-2-0-in-a-series-it-s-always-important-to/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

> [The great thing about basketball is you work as hard as you can to individually get better so that your team can win](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/the-great-thing-about-basketball-is-you-work-as-hard-as-you-can-to/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

> [Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/work-as-hard-as-you-can-to-become-as-good-an-individual-player-as-you/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

> [The one thing about players today is that they're very sensitive, and very fragile. They didn't grow up with tough coaches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/the-one-thing-about-players-today-is-that-they-re-very-sensitive-and/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

> [When hired three years ago, I willingly accepted the challenge of leading the Bulls back to the type of team this city richly deserves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/when-hired-three-years-ago-i-willingly-accepted-the-challenge-of/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

> [I remember when I went to try out for the Olympic team in 1972, Coach Iba told me he didn't care how many points…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/i-remember-when-i-went-to-try-out-for-the-olympic-team-in-1972-coach/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

> [To change a team you must change their comfort zone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/to-change-a-team-you-must-change-their-comfort-zone/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

> [As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I could pay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/as-i-look-back-on-the-day-i-signed-my-professional-contract-in-1973-i/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

> [“The practice of collaborative innovation offers a way forward. By embracing the practice we find ways as a community to resolve tensions between surplus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/the-practice-of-collaborative-innovation-offers-a-way-forward-by/)

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> [When your teammate looks you in the eye and holds you accountable, that's the greatest kind of leadership there is](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/when-your-teammate-looks-you-in-the-eye-and-holds-you-accountable/)

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> [I think there's a lot of different ways to win. You've seen teams that win championships with a super-duper star like Kobe Bryant. Those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-different-ways-to-win-you-ve-seen-teams-that/)

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> [A closing team is so important in the NBA. The last seven minutes is what you are always coaching to get to. Now you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/a-closing-team-is-so-important-in-the-nba-the-last-seven-minutes-is/)

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