Doc Rivers famous quotes

04-17-2025

Good players want to be coached... Great players want to be told the truth
-- Doc Rivers

#Basketball #Player #Want
I think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, as men, is to stick together and show how strong we are as a group. Not splinter. Not walk. It's easy to protest. The protest will be in our play.
-- Doc Rivers

#Strong #Men #Thinking
How competitive can you be without losing your discipline?
-- Doc Rivers

#Basketball #Discipline #Losing
Encourage 'random' picks on the ball because they cannot be scouted
-- Doc Rivers

#Basketball #Balls
If you're not talking, you're not playing defense
-- Doc Rivers

#Basketball #Talking #Defense
If you want to go quickly, go by yourself - if you want to go farther, go in a group.
-- Doc Rivers

#Groups #Want
I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots
-- Doc Rivers

#Basketball #Player #Missing
Everybody likes each other until things get tough. Then you will find out what kind of team you have.
-- Doc Rivers

#Team #Likes #Tough
(Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA players.
-- Doc Rivers

#Player #Oklahoma #Nba
Do you want to choose winning over standing out? It's a choice every player on every championship team has to do
-- Doc Rivers

#Basketball #Team #Winning
You only have a number for one day. After that, it is all up to you
-- Doc Rivers

#Numbers #One Day
If you're a great defensive player, you're a great defensive player 100% of the time. You can't be a great defensive player half of the time because you didn't get the ball once or twice. That can't sidetrack you. It's got to be 'I live for my defense, and my offense I'll get. But I can't let it affect my defense. Nothing affects my defense.'
-- Doc Rivers

#Player #Defense #Balls
I just think a guy that knows how to play when you put him on a good team, he can be really good,
-- Doc Rivers

#Team #Thinking #Play
Sometimes you will hate me because I will tell you the truth about your game. And the truth can hurt/humble you
-- Doc Rivers

#Basketball #Hurt #Hate
Winning is like deodorant - it comes up and a lot of things don't stink.
-- Doc Rivers

#Basketball #Winning #Deodorant
I love the NBA playoffs. It's just a great mental test for each team. When it's really close, usually one team pulls together, and the other team comes apart.
-- Doc Rivers

#Team #Nba #Together
This team is one execution away from being a very good basketball team.
-- Doc Rivers

#Basketball #Sports #Team

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