"A lot of coaches want guys to be loose for games. I never wanted them to be loose. I wanted their hands sweating, their knees shaking, their eyes bulging. I wanted them to act like we were going to war."

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Source : "Hall of Fame UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian dies aged 84", www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2015.

Jerry Tarkanian

#War Quotes #Eye Quotes #Hands Quotes

“But uhh, a thug changes, and love changes and best friends become strangers, word up”
“We may not all break the Ten Commandments, but we are certainly all capable of it. Within us lurks the breaker of all laws, ready to spring out at the first real opportunity.”
“If you only design menus that are essentially junk or fast food, the whole infrastructure supports junk.”
“If I were to choose the sights, the sounds, the fragrances I most would want to see and hear and smell--among all the delights of the open world--on a final day on earth, I think I would choose these: the clear, ethereal song of a white-throated sparrow singing at dawn; the smell of pine trees in the heat of the noon; the lonely calling of Canada geese; the sight of a dragon-fly glinting in the sunshine; the voice of a hermit thrush far in a darkening woods at evening; and--most spiritual and moving of sights--the white cathedral of a cumulus cloud floating serenely in the blue of the sky.”
“Any manual labor I've done was purely by mistake.”
“You need to suffer to be interesting.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Every person has the power to make others happy. Some do it simply by entering a room others by leaving the room. Some individuals leave trails of gloom; others, trails of joy. Some leave trails of hate and bitterness; others, trails of love and harmony. Some leave trails of cynicism and pessimism; others trails of faith and optimism. Some leave trails of criticism and resignation; others trails of gratitude and hope. What kind of trails do you leave?”
“With parents, that's the only way sometimes that they can get across to their kids is by giving them an ultimatum.”

Source : "'Glee's' Harry Shum Jr.: An Ultimatum Could Impact Mike and Tina, New Directions" by Lesley Goldberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 28, 2011.

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