Red Auerbach Quotes - Page 2

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• All records are made to be broken.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Broken, Records

  Interview with Ken Shouler, www.espn.com. October 28, 2006.

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• I've turned down a lot of trades where I might have gotten a better player, but I wasn't totally sure of the chemistry of that new player coming in. Even though he might possess golden ability, his personality and the way he gets along with teammates might be things you just don't want to cope with.

  Red Auerbach

  Player, Personality, Teammate

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• Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

  Red Auerbach

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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• You've got to avoid overcoaching. You've got to avoid talking too much. You've got to avoid showing players that you're the boss every time. You don't have to do that. They know you're in charge.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Player, Talking

  "Red Auerbach: What I've Learned" by Charles P. Pierce, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• If you're keeping score, win!

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Winning, Score

  "Red Auerbach: What I've Learned" by Charles P. Pierce, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• You can't win without the ball.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Winning, Balls

  "Auerbach: Jackson is 'a great coach'". Interview with ESPN.com, www.espn.com. June 21, 2005.

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• I can't stand a ballplayer who plays in fear.

  Red Auerbach

  Fear, Play, I Can

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• You handle animals. You deal with people.

  Red Auerbach

  Animal, People, Deals

  "Why We Win: Great American Coaches Offer Their Strategies". Book by Billy Packer and Roland Lazenby, p. 15, 1999.

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• And I have been very blessed, having coached some of the greatest that have ever played the game. But if I had to start a team today, the greatest player and the one guy I would take would be Larry Bird.

  Red Auerbach

  Team, Blessed, Player

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• Any coach needs talent. You start with talent. Without talent, we're all in the soup.

  Red Auerbach

  Needs, Soup, Talent

  Interview with Ken Shouler, www.espn.com. October 28, 2006.

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• I never had a set of rules. Every situation is different.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Different, Situation

  "Red Auerbach: What I've Learned" by Charles P. Pierce, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Sports, Boss

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• I have two college degrees, but the only way I could make a living was by showing kids how to put a ball in a hole.

  Red Auerbach

  Kids, College, Two

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• Everything can happen in the playoffs.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Playoffs, Happens

  Interview with Ken Shouler, www.espn.com. October 28, 2006.

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• I never took a position we were going to be a good ball club. I took the position we were going to be a winning ball club.

  Red Auerbach

  Motivational, Sports, Winning

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• He has the players too happy.

  Red Auerbach

  Sports, Player, Psychology

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• If I'm going to coach the players, I want some say on who they're going to be.

  Red Auerbach

  Player, Want, Coaches

  Interview with Ken Shouler, www.espn.com. October 28, 2006.

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• Wilt Chamberlain had a great deal to do with the success of the NBA. His dominance, power, demeanor and the rivalry with Bill Russell says it all. He will be sorely missed by myself and everyone in the basketball community. Wilt was a great performer and a great athlete.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Athlete, Nba

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• When players are used to winning, they put out a little more. Basketball 3rd winningest coach (regular season and playoffs) in NBA history; won 1,037 times in 20 years.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Winning, Player

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