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“Get the kids to understand that they shouldn't worry about who makes the shot, only whether or not the shot is made”
Source : Pete Carril, Dan White (2004). “The Smart Take from the Strong: The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril”, p.116, U of Nebraska Press
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“This earth is a garden, this life a banquet, and it's time we realized that it was given to all life, animal and man, to enjoy.”
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“My life is one long curve, full of turning points.”
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“People are pulled towards the best in themselves, and spotlighting the right is a much stronger approach than nagging.”
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“Of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong.”
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“...Attempts at imitation would put the emphasis where it didn't belong. The goal was to improve the lives of others, not oneself.”
Source : Tracy Kidder (2003). “Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World”, p.278, Random House
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“I'm trying..." How could I put it? "I'm trying to get far enough down the line so that I can remember." I stopped, then continued: "so that I can remember without the pain killing me" And the days were stacking up. And weeks. And months. It was now almost the middle of June and he'd died in February, but I still felt like I'd just woken from a horrible dream, that I was suspended in that stunned, paralyzed state between sleep and reality where I was grasping for, but couldn't get a handle on normality.”
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“The thing that's nice about pregnancy is that in the end, you have a baby.”
