Pete Carril Quotes

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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.

Pete Carril
Get the kids to understand that they shouldn't worry about who makes the shot, only whether or not the shot is made

Pete Carril
If you think you are working hard, you can work harder. If you think you are doing enough, there is more that you can do. No one really ever exhausts his full potential.

Pete Carril
I don't recruit players who are nasty to their parents. I look for players who realize the world doesn't revolve around them.

Pete Carril
Once practice starts, we work hard, and that's the best conditioning there is. Everything counts. Every little thing counts. Run hard, play hard, go after the ball hard, guard hard. If you play soft (what I call signing a 'non-aggression pact' with your teammates), you won't ever get into shape.

Pete Carril
Winning takes character and intelligence. It is the most important thing you can do because it's a reaffirmation of your character.

Pete Carril
A coach's job is to put his team where it can function effectively and win,

Pete Carril
A player's ability to rebound is inversely proportional to the distance between where he was born and the nearest railroad tracks. The greater distance you live from the poor side of the railroad tracks, the less likely that you will be a good rebounder.

Pete Carril
The strength of my Princeton teams has always been attitude, intelligence and discipline.

Pete Carril
In a team sport like basketball, every time you help somebody else, you help yourself.

Pete Carril