Coaching in the NBA is not easy. It's like a nervous breakdown with a paycheck. Pat Williams More Quotes by Pat Williams More Quotes From Pat Williams Great leaders have a heart for people. They take time for people. They view people as the bottom line, not as a tool to get to the bottom line. Pat Williams views heart people I don't think leaders are born. Well, they're born; everybody's born, but I think leadership can be enhanced, they can be developed, and I think that it's important we do that, particularly with our youngsters. Pat Williams important leader thinking Books are health food for your brain and dessert for your soul. Books are one of the few proven sources of mental exercise known to man. Reading is a workout for your mind. If your body needs thirty minutes of exercise a day, so does your thinker. Pat Williams workout reading book As a leader you have to recognize that it all starts with you: your attitude, your commitment, your caring, your passion. Pat Williams passion attitude commitment The tongue is a powerful tool. And the words we say are never forgotten. Never. Pat Williams communication powerful tools What do you have when you have an agent buried up to his neck in sand? Not enough sand. Pat Williams necks nba funny Well, just to dispel all the myths, Walt [Disney] was not anti-Semitic. He was not racist in any way, shape, or form. He was not frozen when his life ended. He's not in some frozen vault right now waiting to make a big comeback. Pat Williams frozen racist waiting When you think about Walt [Disney]'s life, I don't know of anybody on Earth over the last hundred years who has touched as many people as he did. He's touched every nation on Earth. Pat Williams people years thinking There are many ways to study Walt Disney, but I think learning about Walt as a leader probably has had the biggest impact on me. Pat Williams impact leader thinking This vacation tip: If you see a gas station with a sign that says Clean Rest Rooms, it means one thing--the door is locked and no one can find the key. Pat Williams vacation keys mean Frank went out for baseball and while he wasn't very good, it wasn't a total loss. The coach used him as a pattern to drawn the on-deck circle. Pat Williams circles baseball loss To live fully your well-read life -at any age- it is essential to take your selection of books seriously. When you drift from book to book, you're lulled into thinking that this lack of focus is right and natural - but it's as wrong as can be. Some serendipity in your reading is delightful, but if you wanted to build a house, would you wait for the materials to assemble themselves? - Steve Leveen Pat Williams reading book thinking Steal what works, fix what's broke, fake the rest. Pat Williams broke stealing fake We told Stanley Roberts to go on a water diet, and Lake Superior disappeared. Pat Williams basketball lakes water The Orlando Magic were so bad last season, the cheerleaders stayed home and phoned in their cheers. Pat Williams cheer basketball home Don't hide your goosebumps. Pat Williams monday-morning monday morning Our children, our grandchildren, our students, our young athletes. We need to be pouring leadership principles into them constantly, and teaching, and instructing them how to become good leaders in the future. Pat Williams athlete teaching children We were so bad last year, the cheerleaders stayed home and phoned in the cheers. Pat Williams last year bad home We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As general manager, I just can't figure out where else to play. Pat Williams road win play home I like how the other guys are stepping up. If we keep this up, then Bell does not have to score 25 points a game for us to win. Pat Williams how game win like
