Lenny Wilkens Quotes

#1. The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity.

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#2. I worry about the things I can affect, and the things I have no control over I move by.

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#3. If you can't go through it, find a way around it. Don't spend all your time banging your head.

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#4. I told Zollie Volchok we needed an ultrasound machine and he asked me why we needed music in the locker room.

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#5. I never really had a chance to know the players individually ... I thought when they were on the floor, they worked hard. But I never really got to know them.

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#6. I learned early that if I wanted to achieve anything in life, I'd have to do it myself. I learned that I had to be accountable.

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#7. If you fail the first time that's just a chance to start over again.

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#8. Show people how to have success and then you can push their expectations up.

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#9. If you want it, you've got to give it.

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#10. Intimidation doesn't last very long.

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#11. I always felt that I was as good as the next person, and I didn't care what they had.

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#12. The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else.

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#13. We should never discourage young people from dreaming dreams.

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