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When I'm losing, they call me nuts. When I'm winning, they call me eccentric.

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They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven't changed. The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.

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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.

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We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.

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I'm an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.

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I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, "Hey, I made a mistake." Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing. I don't believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people. Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.

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There's no one who's dropped on top of the mountain. You've got to work your way to the top.

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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.

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The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.

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It's a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.

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On how to make the game more exciting - Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.

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I'm not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up his station in life. And the players moved up my station.

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The world is run by C students

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Don't be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.

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God didn't miss any of us.

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Life is what you allow yourself not to see.

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The people who know basketball, their elevators don't go to the top.

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I want my team to have my personality: surly, obnoxious, and arrogant.

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Help one kid at a time. He'll maybe go back and help a few more.

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You better have great practices.

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