From Coach Muss' Blog:
When he arrived at Arizona State, coach Herb Sendek "made it clear he wouldn't tolerate the persecution complex that long had been a part of the problem, a feeling that poor ASU hoops always was getting jobbed by Pac-10 officials." He insisted "that his team not argue a single call."Ask him why and he has a simple answer:
"Because they're not supposed to. I just don't want our guys responding to a referee's call, because the next play is getting ready to start. We ask our guys at the beginning of the year, 'You have a choice. You can pick one. You can either coach, officiate or play. Just pick one, because it's hard as hell to do any one of the three, let alone two of the three."
Friday, March 13, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES
Heard this once and it has stuck with me for a long time...
"Never look down upon anyone unless you are reaching down to lift them up."
"Never look down upon anyone unless you are reaching down to lift them up."
PERFORMANCE IS REALITY
"In business, words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality."
WHAT IS REAL
"When you are on a journey, it is certainly helpful to know where you are going...but don't forget that the only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment."
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
TIME MANAGEMENT
From a blog post by Ross Siler at the Salt Lake Tribune comes this quote from Jerry Sloan on managing your time:
"I don't worry about that stuff if you take care of yourself. There's 24 hours today. That won't change. Twenty-four hours tomorrow. See where you've got your eight hours' sleep and you've got eight hours to do something else and two hours to play basketball and you've still got a lot of time left over. So I don't buy all the stuff. If you take care of yourself, get your rest, so you're ready to play, that's your job. And I think fans deserve that out of you every single day, not just once in a while."
"I don't worry about that stuff if you take care of yourself. There's 24 hours today. That won't change. Twenty-four hours tomorrow. See where you've got your eight hours' sleep and you've got eight hours to do something else and two hours to play basketball and you've still got a lot of time left over. So I don't buy all the stuff. If you take care of yourself, get your rest, so you're ready to play, that's your job. And I think fans deserve that out of you every single day, not just once in a while."
Monday, March 9, 2009
HIRING GOOD PEOPLE
David Ogilvy, who died in 1999 at the age of 88, is regarded by many as "The Father of Advertising. Here are his thoughts on hiring good people:
“If you hire people who are smaller than you are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. If you hire people who are bigger than you, we shall become a company of giants. Hire big people, people who are better than you. Pay them more than yourself if necessary.”
“If you hire people who are smaller than you are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. If you hire people who are bigger than you, we shall become a company of giants. Hire big people, people who are better than you. Pay them more than yourself if necessary.”
THE WIN IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
Fabricio Oberto started 64 games for the Spurs last season, averaging more than 20 minutes per game. This season, his minutes have been trimmed (13.1 mpg), though you wouldn't know it from this quote:
"If I'm not playing and the team wins, that's perfect. Look, everyone wants to play, [but] everyone wants to win more."
"If I'm not playing and the team wins, that's perfect. Look, everyone wants to play, [but] everyone wants to win more."
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