Jeff Van Gundy Quotes

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Jeff Van Gundy

Profession : Coach

Birth : January 19, 1962

I quit the Knicks, so I know what quitting is. I did. I quit. And it's something I regret to this day. I live with it every day, and I regret it. And I let my emotions come into it. And I was just emotionally spent. I made a bad decision, and I quit.

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I had a great job with the Knicks.

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There are a lot of young teams that all they are is young. That doesn't mean they have a chance to be good.

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You don't know a player until you coach him.

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If sports science really has a beat on what's healthy for the players, then they need to tell the league how many games that is healthy for players to play and then only play that many games.

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While a guy may not be totally happy, he can be effective and do well for the team.

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I think everyone talks about talent. It's really one of the most overused terms. It comes down to, do you play, and do you win? Talent is one factor, but certainly not the only one.

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Only once did someone talking about my appearance bother me.

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Whenever you are coaching, you are trying to get the most balanced team that you can: balance between defense, offense, and rebounding.

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Manu Ginobili - I like to watch him. I would pay to watch him play the game. He will try things that will drive a coach crazy, like a full-court bounce pass, but he has such a flair for the game. I love his energy and his spirit and his unpredictability.

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I enjoy watching Gregg Popovich-coached teams.

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I grew up dreaming about being an Olympic basketball player: Doug Collins getting smashed into the stanchion, making two free throws. Phil Ford and Mike O'Koren in 1976.

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You can't hold up in a FIBA game if you don't have great competitive spirit.

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If you coach, and coach every day, you should be getting better if you're self-evaluating and you've got people around you telling you the truth.

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Players and coaches alike, you sign up for 82 games. You get paid for 82.

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Systems are overrated; players are underrated.

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Everyone's system in the NBA makes sense. It all comes down to the quality of player and the quality of execution.

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D'Antoni can be successful playing slow or fast because he is a bright guy who has very creative ideas.

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If you are going to call out your teammates, you have to call out yourself, too. You can't just separate yourself from the rest, because if you are going to get 90 percent of the credit when you win, you have to be willing to take 90 percent of the blame when you lose.

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The best player's responsibility is to unite and inspire your teammates to play up to their full maximum ability, and that never occurs if you try to separate yourself as part of the problem.

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