--- title: "8 Player Wasn Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Player Wasn quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Player Wasn sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/red-auerbach-14429_ability_i-ve-turned-down-a-lot-of-trades-where-i_99972.jpg" --- > [I've turned down a lot of trades where I might have gotten a better player, but I wasn't totally sure of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/red-auerbach/i-ve-turned-down-a-lot-of-trades-where-i-might-have-gotten-a-better/) [Red Auerbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/red-auerbach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/red-auerbach-14429_ability_i-ve-turned-down-a-lot-of-trades-where-i_99972.jpg) > [I wanted to be a great player, and I wasn't. I never got over that. I take that same energy into coaching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-tomlin/i-wanted-to-be-a-great-player-and-i-wasn-t-i-never-got-over-that-i/) [Mike Tomlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-tomlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/mike-tomlin-3886_coaching_i-wanted-to-be-a-great-player-and-i-wasn_151097.png) > [I was a tough player, but I wasn't the most talented player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-mcdermott/i-was-a-tough-player-but-i-wasn-t-the-most-talented-player/) [Sean McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-mcdermott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49b/sean-mcdermott-14565_most_i-was-a-tough-player-but-i-wasn-t-the-mo_407390.jpg) > [Kevin Garnett was a great player, but he wasn't Kobe Bryant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-west/kevin-garnett-was-a-great-player-but-he-wasn-t-kobe-bryant/) [Jerry West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/168/jerry-west-7315_football_kevin-garnett-was-a-great-player-but-he_756503.jpg) > [But I still think it's part of the skill of being a coach or manager - to know who responds to what.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-carrick/but-i-still-think-it-s-part-of-the-skill-of-being-a-coach-or-manager/) [Michael Carrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-carrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f49/michael-carrick-14913_being_but-i-still-think-it-s-part-of-the-skill_1370826.jpg) > [My last four years in Orlando, I was a really good player but I wasn't a full-time starter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-redick/my-last-four-years-in-orlando-i-was-a-really-good-player-but-i-wasn-t/) [J. J. Redick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-redick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/270/j-j-redick-6139_four_my-last-four-years-in-orlando-i-was-a-re_1555717.jpg) > [I'd say handling people is the most important thing you can do as a coach. I've found every time I've gotten into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-holtz/i-d-say-handling-people-is-the-most-important-thing-you-can-do-as-a/) [Lou Holtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-holtz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd3/lou-holtz-1584_can-do_i-d-say-handling-people-is-the-most-impo_2930565.jpg) > [Ornette Coleman wasn't sure whether he was going to continue with Charlie Haden-Charlie had some personal problems. I said "You've got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bley/ornette-coleman-wasn-t-sure-whether-he-was-going-to-continue-with/) [Paul Bley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/paul-bley-46715_able_ornette-coleman-wasn-t-sure-whether-he-w_3200759.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/player-wasn/#itemlist", "name": "Player Wasn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've turned down a lot of trades where I might have gotten a better player, but I wasn't totally sure of the chemistry of that new player coming in. 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