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"In Jiu Jitsu, we often fall into the trap of simply trying a technique "harder," rather than recognizing that it is a poorly chosen tool for the task at hand."

"The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter."

"I am sure our athletes will win hearts of the world and will show the world what India is all about."

"Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself."

"It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling."

"Any advanced student will tell you the best way to recover guard is simply not to get your guard passed in the first place."

"Cricket must be proud, "I played by Sachin Tendulkar"."
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"Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game."

"Who do I think was the greatest? This might shock you: Elgin Baylor. He did so many great things. Nobody could guard him, playing in the forward spot. I'd love to see some of today's greats playing against Elgin. They couldn't guard him. Nobody could."

"I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college."

"The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches."

"You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os."

"When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots."

"They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college, junior college, somewhere. Or, you should have had to have been around the game for a long time."

"You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every shot is either an outside shot - a three-point shot - or a dunk."

"The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today don't want to do anything like that."
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