Top 14 Quotes & Sayings by Don Nelson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American coach Don Nelson.

Last updated on December 23, 2024.

Donald Arvid Nelson is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335. He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors. After an All-American career at the University of Iowa, Nelson won five NBA championships playing with the Boston Celtics, with his number 19 retired by the franchise in 1978.

American - Coach | Born: May 15, 1940

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Where ever the Mavericks are today, we owe it to Michael Finley. He was the one guy who stayed when we were a terrible team. He stayed and fought the fight.

Don Nelson

When you have bad teams, you've got to be creative to win games you're not supposed to win.

Don Nelson

I can't remember any regrets, to be honest with you.

Don Nelson

If we're gonna win, we have to play up to and beyond our potential. We're capable of doing that.

Don Nelson

I'm a lot of things, but none of them are great.

Don Nelson

I'm not a water guy.

Don Nelson

You have a lot of ups and downs in coaching, especially, but I can't remember any bad times at this point. I mean, they're all good. A lot of tears when you lose, a lot of down times, but I can't remember any of them. They're all positive now. Even the bad times were good.

Don Nelson

I love Maui.

Don Nelson

Really, throughout my career, what I've done is taken teams with bad records and with every situation I've made them better.

Don Nelson

I spent 50 years in the NBA. Can you imagine doing something that you love the most in the entire world and doing it for your entire life and, besides that, getting a pile of money for it? It's unbelievable. I'm the luckiest guy in the world. And I know it.

Don Nelson

I'm a running coach and I am going to continue to run, but I would hope that we are better defensively.

Don Nelson

I’m a running coach and I am going to continue to run, but I would hope that we are better defensively.

Don Nelson

If we're gonna win, we have to play up to and beyond our potential.

Don Nelson

I'm the most unracist person around.

Don Nelson