Gregg Popovich Professions : Basketball Coach Born : January 28, 1949 Browse All Authors Top 37 quotes by Gregg Popovich It's not about any one person. You've got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done Gregg Popovich nba over-you basketball The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn't go our way. Gregg Popovich who-we-are way 'Play the right way' means play unselfishly, respect each other's achievements, play hard, fulfill your role Gregg Popovich play-hard basketball mean No one is bigger than the team. If you can't do things our way, you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are Gregg Popovich nba team basketball We believe in people executing their role and caring about the team more than anything individually Gregg Popovich team basketball believe I can't make every decision for you. I don't have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk Gregg Popovich basketball player talking Basketball is a pretty simple game. What wins is consistency and competitiveness. Gregg Popovich basketball simple winning It's never been my goal to be king of the prom. It's been my goal to do the right thing and get the job done. Gregg Popovich goal kings jobs We changed our rules. If a player does not have some sot of altercation on or off the court once each month, we fine him...The guys that are our top four scorers, each of them will be required once every two months to appear on MTV. The guys who shoot the worst free throws over a one-month period, next time we have a TV game they're required to look into the camera and beat their chests after they make a good play. Gregg Popovich mtv player sports I asked them if it wasn't too much trouble, if I wasn't being too pushy, if they could execute what we were trying to do. And if it didn't make them too angry, if they also wanted to play some defense on the other end, that would be great. Gregg Popovich basketball play trying The older you get the more you try to appreciate what you've accomplished. Gregg Popovich accomplished appreciate trying Nothing. I was confused for two years. I didn't understand anything and I'm still confused. Gregg Popovich confused two years I try not to get impressed. I just try to look at what I see. Gregg Popovich impressed trying looks We would have two less championships here if it was not for Manu Ginobili. In my eyes, he's the stud of the world. Gregg Popovich eye basketball two Stop by stop by stop. Play aggressively. Sprint back on 'D' and pay attention to how we're supposed to guard as a team Gregg Popovich nba team basketball I'm pleased that they performed as well as they did while we've been in Miami and that's about as far as it goes. Now, we've got to go home and play as well or better. Gregg Popovich nba-championships play home Basketball's a game of mistakes. Gregg Popovich basketball games mistake A reporter started off: "I know a lot of this is kind of speculation." Popovich interupting: "You're going to ask me anyway." Reporter: "And you're going to shoot it down." Popovich replied: "Next question." Gregg Popovich next basketball kind You have to make shots to win basketball games and we didn't do that. You also have to get back on defense, so it was a double-whammy. Gregg Popovich basketball games winning They won't choose Joakim Noah as the MVP, but I think it's great that he's in the conversation and he should be. But it's just not the way it works, from my experience. It's got to go in the basket for you guys to pay attention to somebody. But he's pretty damn valuable in my opinion. Gregg Popovich nba mvp thinking Similar Authors Bob Weltlich basketball-coach Bob Weiss basketball-coach Buzz Williams basketball-coach Bruce Pearl basketball-coach Brett Brown basketball-coach Brad Stevens basketball-coach All Authors
