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title: "1 Think Guy Quotes By Doc Rivers"
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> [I just think a guy that knows how to play when you put him on a good team, he can be really good,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/i-just-think-a-guy-that-knows-how-to-play-when-you-put-him-on-a-good/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

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## More by Doc Rivers

> [Everybody likes each other until things get tough. Then you will find out what kind of team you have, and I understand that as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/everybody-likes-each-other-until-things-get-tough-then-you-will-find/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [As a coach, you've got to do what's best for the team. If guys don't like it, they're going to leave. If they stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/as-a-coach-you-ve-got-to-do-what-s-best-for-the-team-if-guys-don-t/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [If you're not talking, you're not playing defense](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/if-you-re-not-talking-you-re-not-playing-defense/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [You're always growing as a coach, and I am not done growing, and hopefully I'm not done winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/you-re-always-growing-as-a-coach-and-i-am-not-done-growing-and/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [Encourage 'random' picks on the ball because they cannot be scouted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/encourage-random-picks-on-the-ball-because-they-cannot-be-scouted/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [Good players want to be coached... Great players want to be told the truth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/good-players-want-to-be-coached-great-players-want-to-be-told-the/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [The thing a player has to ask himself: 'Do you want to choose winning over standing out?' Dwyane Wade made that choice, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/the-thing-a-player-has-to-ask-himself-do-you-want-to-choose-winning/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/i-m-looking-for-activity-i-put-players-in-and-take-them-out-based-on/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [I just think a guy that knows how to play when you put him on a good team, he can be really good,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/i-just-think-a-guy-that-knows-how-to-play-when-you-put-him-on-a-good/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [(Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/oklahoma-thunder-center-kendrick-perkins-doesn-t-like-other-nba/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [Winning is like deodorant - it comes up and a lot of things don't stink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/winning-is-like-deodorant-it-comes-up-and-a-lot-of-things-don-t-stink/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [Everybody likes each other until things get tough. Then you will find out what kind of team you have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/everybody-likes-each-other-until-things-get-tough-then-you-will-find-2/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [This team is one execution away from being a very good basketball team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/this-team-is-one-execution-away-from-being-a-very-good-basketball-team/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [How competitive can you be without losing your discipline?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/how-competitive-can-you-be-without-losing-your-discipline/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

> [I don't think you should ever run from history. You should learn from it and embrace it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doc-rivers/i-don-t-think-you-should-ever-run-from-history-you-should-learn-from/)

[Doc Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doc-rivers/)

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