Ben Howland Quotes

Ben Howland

Profession : Coach

Birth : May 28, 1957

You should want to run if you're a player, shouldn't you, on offense?

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That's AAU ball. That's what you do: 'I want to get out there first and score.' You see it in games during the summer. There are not a lot of great blockouts going on.

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Las Vegas is a big draw. There are a lot things to do there other than basketball.

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Thing about New York is it is so exciting with so much to do.

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I love to visit New York, but Los Angeles, to me, is a great city.

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I have a strong belief in God.

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At UCLA, there will always be high expectations. That's why you want to play here or coach here.

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We need to play tough defense and have a sound offense. But mostly, we have to outrebound the other team.

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We've got to get everybody to sacrifice, be on same page, be a team.

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That's why I'm here at UCLA - to help them win a national championship.

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You have more control of things if you play defense. And you can control how you play defense, too, with effort and preparation.

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Field-goal percentage is very important.

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I just like to win.

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Putting your feet in ice cold water? That's not fun.

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I had a relationship with John Wooden. I spoke at his memorial service.

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There are things that I will think about, that I have been a part of because I was the head coach at UCLA, that I will always cherish. I grew up loving this program as a kid.

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I get to work with the best and the brightest at UCLA. We get to recruit great kids, and that makes coaching very fun for me.

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I don't always show my emotion. You don't always get to see it.

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One thing a shooter loves is to make his first shot. He makes his first shot from three; that builds confidence.

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My team at Pittsburgh is the greatest example of unselfishness and giving of oneself. They bought into that, and it's brought those kids championships, and it's brought all those kids so much glory.

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