I loved it until Vinny Del Negro got the guy on fire and then they would tell me to go stop him, we used to call him Vinny Kerosene some nights because I would go in and go, ‘The guy’s on fire. I’ve got to guard him?’ We would laugh about it.

Doc Rivers

Good players want to be coached... Great players want to be told... by Doc Rivers

Good players want to be coached... Great players want to be told the truth

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If you want to go quickly, go by yourself - if you want to go far... by Doc Rivers

If you want to go quickly, go by yourself - if you want to go farther, go in a group.

groups ifs want

How competitive can you be without losing your discipline? by Doc Rivers

How competitive can you be without losing your discipline?

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Encourage 'random' picks on the ball because they cannot be scout... by Doc Rivers

Encourage 'random' picks on the ball because they cannot be scouted

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Sometimes you will hate me because I will tell you the truth about your game. And the truth can hurt/humble you

hate basketball hurt

If you're a great defensive player, you're a great defensive player 100% of the time. You can't be a great defensive player half of the time because you didn't get the ball once or twice. That can't sidetrack you. It's got to be 'I live for my defense, and my offense I'll get. But I can't let it affect my defense. Nothing affects my defense.'

balls defense player

I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots

nba basketball player

Everybody likes each other until things get tough. Then you will find out what kind of team you have.

tough likes team

If you're not talking, you're not playing defense by Doc Rivers

If you're not talking, you're not playing defense

nba basketball talking

Do you want to choose winning over standing out? It's a choice every player on every championship team has to do

team basketball winning

(Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA... by Doc Rivers

(Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA players.

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I love the NBA playoffs. It's just a great mental test for each t... by Doc Rivers

I love the NBA playoffs. It's just a great mental test for each team.

nba team together

This team is one execution away from being a very good basketball... by Doc Rivers

This team is one execution away from being a very good basketball team.

team basketball sports

Winning is like deodorant - it comes up and a lot of things don't... by Doc Rivers

Winning is like deodorant - it comes up and a lot of things don't stink.

deodorant basketball winning

I just think a guy that knows how to play when you put him on a g... by Doc Rivers

I just think a guy that knows how to play when you put him on a good team, he can be really good.

team play thinking

I think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, as men, is to stick together and show how strong we are as a group. Not splinter. Not walk. It's easy to protest. The protest will be in our play.

strong men thinking

You only have a number for one day. After that, it is all up to y... by Doc Rivers

You only have a number for one day. After that, it is all up to you

up-to-you one-day numbers

We don't make a big deal about it, with 82 games, you're going to have injuries. No one is going to take over what Blake does, but as a group, we've really come together.

Give them credit, they kept playing. They kept fighting and got b... by Doc Rivers

Give them credit, they kept playing. They kept fighting and got back in the game.

We're shooting the ball real well, we're making shots. We're exec... by Doc Rivers

We're shooting the ball real well, we're making shots. We're executing well.