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> [The physical toughness is the obvious - the ability to push through things no matter what's coming at you, to keep going, to not give in. Never surrender. Usually the victory goes to the guy who can play through it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-thibodeau/the-physical-toughness-is-the-obvious-the-ability-to-push-through/)

[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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