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In the NBA, it's wins and losses. You don't have to deal with some of the hypocrisy of college athletics.
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That really makes you feel good when guys are using some of your terminology and some of your plays in a different country.
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From a pure basketball standpoint, it's hard to say you wouldn't want Kawhi Leonard on your team.
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I've been blessed over the years and I want to help guys to feel good about themselves when they're going for job interviews. You walk in for a job interview, you feel good about yourself, you look the part, you get that confidence going.
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It wasn't until I went to college that I started getting interested in style. Then I got jobs that started to pay a bit more money and was able to afford some nice slacks and suits.
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Outside the Raptors' organization, I definitely think guys like LeBron James, James Harden and Derrick Rose will show off some great looks. On our team, Kyle Lowry has amazing style. But we have a lot of fashionable guys: Patrick Patterson, Bismack Biyombo and Jonas Valanciunas are all really into fashion as well.
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The NBA made a big move to become more stylish and business-oriented a few years back, and it's made a big change.
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In fact I only had one sports jacket when I was in high school. It was all sneakers and tees.
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We don't want to keep talking about 'potential.' That word is the most dangerous word in professional sports.
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Sid Lowe is someone I respect in the league. Knows the game, knows how to teach, great teacher.
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I talk to a lot of European coaches. I got friends over there that I steal stuff from, talk to, maybe have them look at what we're doing and say, 'Hey, what would you do differently?'
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I'm a firm believer in young, old, tall, short, doesn't matter. Basketball is basketball. It's the way you approach it.
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The only way young players learn how to get better is by playing or get the experience is by playing and getting out there and doing it.
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When I first became a head coach, even back in Minnesota, I'm going to go with the known and leave the unknown alone.
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You can't surprise LeBron any more. He's such a smart player. His intellect has caught up with his athletic ability.
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When it comes to playoff time, the game slows down, the offense slows down and you've got to be able to get stops.
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You can't have mental breakdowns defensively because teams like Golden State and Cleveland will make you pay dearly.
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To go from the middle to the top is one of the most difficult things you can do in sports.
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Watching a guy go from not having ever played an NBA game before to growing up and developing into an All-Star player, that's probably the most rewarding thing that you can do as a coach.
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I knew I was going to have to work my way back to coaching in the States, and I had a job offer here before I went to Japan, but I thought it was the right thing to get away. I had some friends over there.
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The consistency of the game calls, I've been on both sides of it. I've been where the whistle has been in favor of you.
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My grandfather Urey was my hero. He worked three jobs. He had a dry cleaner's factory job in the day and a dry cleaner's factory job at night and when that was done with that, he mopped floors in a restaurant.
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To me, 60 isn't old. It's a blessing to have my health. I still feel like I'm in my 30s or 40s.
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In Minnesota, we were caught between rebuilding or trying to continue to build around Kevin Garnett. I got caught right in the middle of that. KG was at an age where he was a good player, but he couldn't carry a team anymore. I think my inexperience as far as being a head coach hurt me there.
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As you get older, as a father, you hope your kids can make that kind of impression on somebody who will say, 'Hey, here's a guy that you want, a guy of character, got his head tied on right, a good student, a good basketball player,' whatever it is.
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It's very difficult to overtly do it. But I try to live my life consistently as a man and as a father.
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I think the basketball gods will get you every time if you start trying to mess with the game. You've got to take what the schedule gives you, or who the standings give you.
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That's the problem with our industry: patience. People want instant NBA stars, and that's not going to happen.
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All winners are edgy. Guys that are pushing themselves are edgy. It's the old saying we have in Kentucky: I'd rather have a guy I have to say whoa to, than giddyup.
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When I first got to Toronto, we were last in defense, 20-something in offense, we were the laughing stock in the Eastern Conference.
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I remember going with my grandmother to the houses she cleaned when I was little, and I would have to stay down in the basement while she cleaned, and then we walked back home together.
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I look back and see what life could have been if I hadn't applied myself in basketball, and I'm really thankful for every experience I've had.
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I tried to listen to way too many voices in my first stint as a head coach. The second time around, I know what I want and how I want to do it.
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To be honored by your peers is incredibly gratifying and I am so thankful to my colleagues across the league for this recognition. I'm also grateful to the talented and dedicated coaching staff I work with every day in Toronto. To be recognized with an award that bears Michael H. Goldberg's name is very special.
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