Erik Spoelstra Quotes

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Erik Spoelstra

Profession : Coach

Birth : November 1, 1970

Everybody overestimates what you can do in a day and underestimates what you can do in months of work.

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The most important thing is there is a foundation and an accountability to a system.

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Nothing is absolutely 100 percent guaranteed.

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When you work for Pat Riley, you're not just putting your hands on the basket and hanging out during practice. He puts you in positions where you have to coach. You have to be enthusiastic and fierce with your preparation and work ethic.

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Painful experiences can be the most powerful teacher.

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So much of this league is just about alignment. Who cares what you believe in, who cares what your culture is, can you get a group of people that are aligned?

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Simplicity is often one of the greatest strengths.

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It's amazing how much things can get exaggerated.

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True success in the N.B.A., you must have consistency of culture.

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I have to be true to myself, and that's what I know for sure. I can't try to be anybody else.

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I say it time and time again: You have to do things with force and speed and pace.

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Sometimes, you have a hunch and then you find numbers that substantiate that, it makes either the staff or the players say, 'OK, let's fix that.'

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I think it's gonna take a sincere empathy and compassion for people of all races, to really reflect and process on the true history of the black community in this country. The history has been filled with incredible oppression and we really have to acknowledge that, to start to change the lens of how we see true equality.

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You have to be able to compete, put yourself out there, make yourself vulnerable, to go for something that you want.

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We don't teach player development in that way, to be able to try to trick the officials or make sounds or jerk your head back.

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Obviously, I've been very fortunate to be able to work for a Hall of Famer, to be able to coach a lot of Hall of Famers.

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Dwyane is just sensational. Look, he has all the qualities of a champion, of a winner, of a Hall of Fame player and talent, but his humanity, empathy and his ability to articulate his feelings separates him from everybody else.

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When you're usually competing and contending, you're not relying on younger players to produce for you.

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I only knew that I didn't like the AAU culture. I knew that if I had a chance someday, that I would love to be able to, even if it was a small drop in a bucket, to be able to change the culture and be a part of a positive change.

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Zones are easier just to throw out there and you don't have to really teach it.

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