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Tom.
(New coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets, when asked how he pronounced his name, 1966)
Tom.
(New coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets, when asked how he pronounced his name, 1966)
Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.
Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.
Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered read more
Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.
Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.
Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.
I'm going to send the injured reserve players out for the toss next time.
(after the team's cocaptain, offensive read more
I'm going to send the injured reserve players out for the toss next time.
(after the team's cocaptain, offensive guard Robert Pratt, pulled a hamstring running onto the field for the coin toss against St. Louis)
You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under
pressure.
You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under
pressure.
It's amazing how much of this is mental. Everybody's in good shape. Everybody knows how to ski. Everybody has good read more
It's amazing how much of this is mental. Everybody's in good shape. Everybody knows how to ski. Everybody has good equipment. When it really boils down to it, it's who wants it the most, and who's the most confident on his skis.
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all read more
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting.
Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.
Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.
