The teams that win consistently, they put the work into it and they don't skip steps. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
I was in Philadelphia when Kobe was a senior in high school and he used to come to all our practices and… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
In some cases where the team is mixed, there's almost two practices going on in one, where your young guys are getting… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
You have to have core values. What do you believe in? Do you believe in hard work? Do you believe in discipline?… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
Sometimes as players achieve more and more and get further down the line in their careers, they tend to skip over the… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
I try to work out. As an assistant, it was a lot easier to work out. Then as a head coach, not… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
Nothing great was ever achieved without great work and great effort. It's really that simple. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
Figuring out what your players do well and finding a system that will work effectively for them gives you the best chance… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
You work every day with your player development, try to improve through the draft, you have free agency and you have trades.… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
I think when you look at Jimmy Butler when he came in, he hardly played as a rookie. He played more each… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
I think the important thing for me is to just be able to have a voice. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
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… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
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. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
Passing and defense are two things that help build your team, brings the best out of people. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
When you look at what a coach does, it is leadership, it is communication, it is teaching, it is motivation. It really comes down… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
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… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
The teams that win consistently, they put the work into it and they don't skip steps. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
You have to have core values. What do you believe in? Do you believe in hard work? Do you believe in discipline? Do you… — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
I think I experienced it during the '90s that there's no better place to be than Madison Square Garden. — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
