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No easy baskets.

Adolph Rupp

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We’re never as good as we think we are, nor as bad as we think we are.
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As Bad Good Sport Think Thinking We Are
Point the ball on all long shots.
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All Ball Long Point Short
I believe that good defense embodies seven cardinal principle
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Basketball Believe Cardinal Defense Embodies Good Man Principle Seven
A sound system of play, and the ability to instill in the boys a desire to win.
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Ability Boy Desire Instill Play Sound System Win
He who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game.
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But I’d rather be the most-hated winning coach in the country than the most-popular losing one.
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Coach Country Hated Losing Most One Popular Winning
Success is the best builder of character.
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Builder Character Image Success
Your defense will save you on the nights that your offense isn’t working.
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Basketball Coaching Defense Night Offense Save Working
Eliminate second shots.
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Eliminate Second Shot
The only secrets, if there are any, are good teaching of sound fundamentals, intelligent handling of men.
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Fundamental Good Handling Man Secret Sound Teaching
If a Coach is determined to stay in the coaching profession.
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Basketball Coach Coaching Determined Intelligent Profession Stay Teaching
I wouldn’t give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world.
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I know I have plenty of enemies.
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I’ve always envied the kind of coach who could go completely out of his mind and nobody would know the difference.
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Coach Completely Difference Envied Kind Leadership Mind Out Sport
And prevent the ball from going into the pivot man.
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Ball Going Man Pivot Prevent
There are no secrets in the game.
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Game No Secret
No easy baskets.
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Basket Easy No
Force your opponent into low percentage shots.
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Force Into Low Opponent Percentage Shot
This much is true, no coach has a monopoly on the knowledge of basketball.
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Basketball Coach Knowledge Monopoly True
If they don’t let me coach, they might as well take me to the Lexington cemetery.
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Basketball Cemetery Coach Lexington might Take Well
Control everything within 18 feet.
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Control Eighteen Everything Feet
Reduce the number of your opponent’s shots;
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Number Opponent Reduce Shot

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