Jerry Tarkanian Quotes

#1. The more your players have to think on the basketball court, the slower their feet get.

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#2. Yelling doesn't win ball games. It doesn't put any points on the scoreboard. And I don't think words win ball games all the time. Players do. Preparation does.

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#3. Coaching has been my entire life.

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#4. I told them not to worry about it, since we were going to play indoors.

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#5. I'll watch the kids play, have a big steak with my friends, stay in a nice hotel, sign a lot of autographs, then go back to Vegas and tell my alumni how tough recruiting is.

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#6. During the scrimmage, Tarkanian paced the sideline with his hands in his pockets while biting his nails.

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#7. The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.

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#8. A lot of coaches want guys to be loose for games. I never wanted them to be loose. I wanted their hands sweating, their knees shaking, their eyes bulging. I wanted them to act like we were going to war.

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#9. The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky theyre going to give Cleveland State another year of probation.

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