113 Quotes by Jeff Van Gundy

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    When you know better and you don’t do better, you’re no better.

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    Players with high character get better. Players with a serious approach get better. The fools never get better.

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    If Kyle Korver blocks your shot there should be a penalty box you should go to!

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    To be successful in anything, you have to have a passion for it, and that leads to being enthusiastic and demanding. I didn't have it for history. So I wouldn't have been a good teacher in that area. But I had it for basketball. And that's what coaching is at every level: it's about teaching.

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    You can't hold up in a FIBA game if you don't have great competitive spirit.

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    If you coach, and coach every day, you should be getting better if you're self-evaluating and you've got people around you telling you the truth.

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    Everyone wants to focus on what Ben Simmons can't do, which is shoot and try to rush him into being a range shooter. I think Simmons in Philadelphia has done a good job in focusing what he does great versus what he doesn't do as well.

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    There are certain aspects that I miss of coaching. But you can't just pick out the good parts. You've got to be all-in and understand there's some negatives, too.

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