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"With me and basketball, it became part of me."
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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."
Imagination
"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
"I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts."
Positive
"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've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport."
Failure
"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
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