If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams.
The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today, people must understand why they’re working hard. Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different.
Nothing meaningful or lasting comes without working hard at it.
Success is determined by your daily choices and habits.
I can say that hands down from being in this business 32 years; we’re going to be much better than we were last year just because there’s eight new players that now have experience and Palacios will be healthy.
Francisco Garcia could have been a high draft choice last year, probably in the 20s. He’s the best wing player I’ve ever coached. But he’s done it the right way. He knew he had to work on his body to become a good pro. When he goes into the pros, he’ll be physically ready.
Failure is good. It’s fertilizer. Everything I’ve learned about coaching I’ve learned from making mistakes.
If I didn’t have a recruiting engagement, I was going to be here. I did everything possible to change the recruiting thing. I’m a very small part of this night, but I did want to be a part of it.
A lot of people always use the term, ‘I’m so blessed.’ Most of it they believe is true.
The basic premise of my system is to fatigue your opponents with constant pressure defensively and constant movement offensively.
After September 11, I don’t think people really believe things like this are all that important.
Ego is the greatest killer of one’s potential.
Coaches are bridge builders. It’s our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over.
Make incremental progress, change comes not by the yard, but by the inch.
I’d learned how much happiness money can bring you. Very little.
You are trying not only to reach your potential but to move beyond it. If you are not in the best shape you can be, these things simply become more difficult to achieve.
Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.
When it comes to team dynamics – on a basketball court or in a corporate setting – maintaining a positive atmosphere is crucial.
The more you lose, the more positive you have to become. When you’re winning, you can ride players harder because their self-esteem is high. If you are losing and you try to be tough, you’re asking for dissension.
Learning what not to do is sometimes more important than learning what to do.