Monty Williams Quotes

Monty Williams

Profession : Coach

Birth : October 8, 1971

I'm distraught as I look at my boys - two are African American and one is Caucasian - because too many people see them differently. None of them should have to think about how law enforcement will treat them if pulled over for rolling through a stop sign.

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We're not going to ride on Space Mountain and do the Disney thing. Forget Mickey. This is freaking 'Braveheart' and 'Gladiator' stuff that we are trying to will onto other teams.

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I learned a long time ago that you can't skip steps.

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When you've been quarantined so long and being in somewhat of a limited routine, it's good to have the gym to get back with your guys.

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We have to approach every game with a level of desperation and we can't look at the series numbers.

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It doesn't have to be stats all the time. Go dominate the game with force.

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The music before the game, they're playing old-school music and it's right above your locker room and you're like, 'These people are crazy, man. This is pretty cool.' I'm sure it has an effect, but after a few minutes, it's just basketball.

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Everybody is beatable.

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Just because you have a lead in the series doesn't mean you can show up and they're going to give it to you.

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Having already been a head coach and having been fired, you never want to be in a situation where you're not prepared.

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Unfortunately, everything we do, somebody is going to have a cell phone. And you've got to be careful.

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I want to help guys get better. I want to help them get paid. I want to help them win games, but I want to do it in a way that allows for them to think, 'That guy cares about me. He cares about my family. He cares about me as a person.'

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Just for me, my leadership revolves around serving people. It's the way I thought would be effective for my personality.

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Well, head space, mental stamina, all that stuff, like it boils down to getting it done.

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I have to be real with my kids. Life is precious. They know that. Yet, I have to remind them that they're blessed beyond what most people on the face of the Earth could imagine.

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We talk about touching our guys in a personal way, knowing that we all want to play basketball and coach basketball, but our guys are dealing with stuff and we want to make sure we are sensitive to that.

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I was so focused on winning and coaching; there were times players felt like I was really tough on them and hard on them. Now, I try to be more considerate with how I get my message across.

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I know I've been blessed a lot to be in this position, and I never want to lose sight of that. So, sometimes it's overwhelming when I think about how blessed I've been to be able to do what I do for a living.

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After you've had some life experiences and listened to people about their evaluations of you, especially people that you respect, you have no choice but to change.

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I've learned I would rather be effective over right.

Monty Williams