Player Quotes

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What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere. — Bill Russell
People say it was the greatest individual rivalry they've ever seen. I agree with that. Let me assure you that if either Wilt's or Russ'… — Bill Russell
You've got to avoid overcoaching. You've got to avoid talking too much. You've got to avoid showing players that you're the boss every time. You… — Red Auerbach
Stand up for your players. Show them you care on and off the court. — Red Auerbach
If a player leaves Marquette and doesn't have some of my blood in him, then I don't think I've done a good job. — Al McGuire
If you're straight with your players, they'll be straight with you. — Al McGuire
Anytime you get an award as a coach, you've got to be the ultimate fool to think it wasn't your assistant coaches and all the… — Don Meyer
I don't think coaches should have to wear mic's. It is an invasion of privacy. We are trying to accomplish things, and wearing microphones may… — Steve Nash
Our goal as a team is to keep playing as a group for as long as we can because you will never have that team… — Don Meyer
It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays. — Rick Pitino
You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game. — Pat Riley
Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done their best. — John Wooden
Five players on the floor functioning as a single unit: team, team, team-no one more important than the other. — Gene Hackman
My philosophy is that you can't motivate players with speeches, you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they come in and those are… — Phil Jackson
Just remember, their fans think their players are supermen. We'll we're the kryptonite, and we're going to win. — Jim Larranaga
I think it was wishful thinking of me to dream of being an NBA player. And once I made the NBA I dreamed of being… — Steve Nash
If my primary purpose here at Indiana is to go out and win ballgames, I can probably do that as well as anybody can. I… — Bobby Knight
The NBA is the strongest professional sports league in the world. The league and the game is bigger than any one person, Michael Jordan included,… — Michael Jordan
When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation,… — Allen Iverson
Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time. — Bill Walton
Cooper was my road roommate, and also happened to be the first African American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team. — Bob Cousy
Few players have cast a spell across the game like Yao Ming, before or since. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Flip's a player's coach, and I do know one thing, he motivates better than anybody I know. His system is very oriented around the point… — Kevin Garnett
Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I didn't want to become a reserve player, or a bench player, and it was time to move on and take on another challenge. — Julius Erving

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