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An Acrobatic Dunk Will Make It Onto Sports Center. A Simple, Unspectacular Bounce Pass In The Rhythm Of The Offense Will Not. System Basketball Has Been Replaced By Players Who Want To Be The System.

And Yet As A Coach, I Know That Being Fixated On Winning (or More Likely, Not Losing) Is Counterproductive, Especially When It Causes You To Lose Control Of Your Emotions. What’s More, Obsessing About Winning Is A Loser’s Game: The Most We Can Hope For Is To Create The Best Possible Conditions For Success, Then Let Go Of The Outcome. The Ride Is A Lot More Fun That Way.

Not Everyone Has A Purpose.

I Always Tell The Players, "we Are In The Business That's Very Much Like A Marathon Race Only We're Gonna Be Doing It For 260-something Days Or So." And The Race Is Something You Get Ready To Do. There's Gonna Be Some Trial Inside Of There, But You Put Yourself Through It Because Ultimately It Brings A Lot Of Meaning To Your Life, It Gives A Lot Of Energy To What You're Doing.

Remember, Team, Surrender The Me For The We.