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Pete Carril

"Everybody makes such a big deal today about team play because there's such a scarcity of it. Greed is a reason. You have to understand the influence of greed. A player has to be selfish in the pursuit of the development of his skills, but he cannot be selfish when it comes time to blend them in with what's good for his team."

Source : Pete Carril, Dan White (2004). “The Smart Take from the Strong: The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril”, p.80, U of Nebraska Press

Pete Carril

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“Why does any kind of cynicism appeal to people? Because it seems like a mark of maturity, of sophistication, like youâ€™ve seen everything and know better. Or because putting something down feels like pushing yourself up.”
“Sex at the age of 90 is like playing billiards with a rope”
“I grew up and I became very successful at what I did as a young man. I became a work addict because this was the only way I could get any relief from this pain.”
“I'm prone to a more depressed outlook on life.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When you really know somebody you canâ€™t hate them. Or maybe itâ€™s just that you canâ€™t really know them until you stop hating them.”

Source : Orson Scott Card (2009). “Speaker for the Dead”, p.271, Macmillan
“Be not the first to take up the new, nor the last to cast the old aside.”
“If you are religious, you believe that your religion is the 'right' oneâ€”and, in many cases, all others will be sent to hell. Similarly, a nationalist believes his or her nation is better or more advancedâ€”and a racist believes that an inherent difference between each race make his or her ethnicity superior. All of these ideologies spawn the hate, philosophical disagreements, and prejudices that have been the catalysts for various atrocious acts throughout history.”

Source : FaceBook post by David G. McAfee from Feb 17, 2015
“I tell you a joke to have you listen to me, and then maybe I will tell you another joke that we can laugh together and feel equal. And then I will tell you a story hopefully that will make you cry. So I think that's the way that I approach the columns, as a surviving tool in a way.”

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