Top 88 Quotes & Sayings by Stan Van Gundy - Page 2

I think one of the most important things for a young player's development is that they understand that they will play when they deserve the right to play.

The best people make mistakes.

The biggest thing I learned at Wisconsin was, it's all who you work for, not where you work or what level.

Larry Brown had quite a resume.

Being twins goes way beyond my relationship with my brother. That's a lot deeper bond.

While people can differ on the issues, no one should seek to discourage freedom of speech.

I enjoy the challenge of being a head coach.

I applaud the professional athletes using their platform to voice their opinions.

I love Greg Monroe.

People of conscience are compelled to oppose racism, sexism, and intolerance of people with different sexual identities and orientation wherever and whenever they see it.

Sometimes standing up for things that are right makes things tougher.

I don't think I'm any different than most coaches, honestly. Maybe Steve Kerr. The guy never loses.

I support most charitable organizations.

Everybody tries to take a tragedy and turn it to their own political purposes, and it's both sides.

When 'Sports Illustrated' came out with their 50 most fashionable people in sport, that fact that I wasn't on that list is a travesty.

There's no such thing as a longtime Magic coach.

I've been very, very fortunate. I don't need to work another day in my life. I have all the security I need.

My dad was a basketball coach, and so I went to his games. But baseball was the sport I could enjoy with him, whereas with basketball, I wasn't with him.

I'd get rid of it, just get rid of the draft altogether. We'd just deal with the salary cap.

I make an excellent salary and work a great job. A lot of the people who voted for Trump don't. Let's say you say you're out of a job and believe this guy is going to get you on back on your feet. You might overlook some stuff not because you believe it. But you're that desperate. They're wrong. But it's what they believe.

Tom Gores has been involved in the City of Detroit, not just the surrounding area.

I couldn't throw, run, hit, or hit for power.

I think it inhibits a guy's development when he's simply handed minutes and doesn't have to do anything to earn them, and thus, there's no reason to work harder or change the way you play.

At Wisconsin, I wasn't working for people who believed in me.

If you defend, rebound and limit turnovers, you're going to put yourself in a position where you can win games

Believe me, it's always a lot harder on the guy getting fired.

Jeff Bzdelik is one of the smartest, most knowledgeable, hardest working coaches I have ever worked with. His teams in the NBA and college have achieved beyond their talent levels. Recruits to Wake Forest will play for a coach who was successful in the NBA for a long time and will teach them what they need to know to make it to the NBA.

What I find fascinating … you have to give David Stern and the NBA a lot of credit … ESPN pays the league, and then the league tells them what to do. It’s more ESPN’s problem. You gotta have no balls whatsoever to pay someone hundreds of millions of dollars and let them run your business.