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A good leader is always a follower as much as he is a ruler. The team comes first. That was why Red listened to his players and got out of the way when he felt they were right.
David Falkner • Russell Rules: 11 Lessons on Leadership from the Twentieth Century's Greatest Winner
John Wooden is a legend. The coach of UCLA’s
Doug Lemov, Erica Woolway, Katie Yezzi • Practice Perfect
“Every great team has a one-two punch,” Jackson said. “This is your team, Shaq. And Kobe, you’re gonna be our floor leader. You guys don’t like that, let me know now and I’ll trade you now. You’re gonna do what I say, and if you don’t, you’re out of here.”
Jeff Pearlman • Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
Nearly all my teammates understood Celtic Pride in terms of what needed to be done to make us winners. John Havlicek, who was our other great sixth man, told a reporter one time that starting wasn’t as important as finishing. How to win meant doing exactly what was called for. John was completely devoid of pretension.
David Falkner • Russell Rules: 11 Lessons on Leadership from the Twentieth Century's Greatest Winner
Basketball isn’t a one-person game, even though the media lords sometimes portray it that way. Nor is it a five-person game, for that matter. It’s an intricate dance that includes everything happening at any given moment—the
Phil Jackson • Eleven Rings
Miles Davis (Yuugens)
Alex Magee • 6 cards
peak. At 30, the great low-post scorers were at their greatest. At 30, Bill Russell was averaging 14.1 points and 24.1 rebounds for the 1964–65 world champion Boston Celtics. At 30, Wilt Chamberlain was averaging 24.1 points and 24.2 rebounds for the 1966–67 world champion Philadelphia 76ers. At 30, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was averaging 25.8 points and
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