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"That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on."
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"That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on."
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"The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after the first 25 yards, but the last one out because I didn't have a flip turn."
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"Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing."
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"We've got to play better basketball."
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"You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball."
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"I'm the basketball version of a gravedigger."
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"Theaters are great. They're designed to sound good, not for basketball."
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"I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve that."
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"Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots."
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"I played varsity on all of them for four years. I'm 5'9 and that's not that tall for a center so I was a forward. I loved playing volleyball and basketball and track I was good at, but it stressed me out."
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"Imagination has a great deal to do with winning."
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"That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on."
Basketball

"I always won in my imagination. I always hit the game-winning shot, or I hit the free throw. Or if I missed, there was a lane violation, and I was given another one."
Imagination

"Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters."
Development

"If you win a National Championship, or you win two, people think you have not only seen the Holy Grail, but you've embraced it. Basically, I do what a lot of people do, but I've been able to win."
People

"Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable."
Ego

"I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears."
Being

"Actually, the Kentucky moment was better than winning the two National Championships, because it was the epitome of what I try to get from a team in a crisis situation."
Winning

"The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team."
Life

"I'm fortunate now that I coach at Duke University and we've won a lot. I have some kids who haven't failed that much. But when they get to college, they're going to fail some time. That's a thing that I can help them the most with."
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