35 Quotes by Lenny Wilkens

Athletes, we were supposed to just be there, and in class I made it a point that I was prepared for every exam, that I got on that Dean's List. Because I wanted them to see that there was a black person on the Dean's List who was an athlete. I accepted the challenge, because I want you to know that we bleed just like you do. We have feelings just like you do. Let us read the same books and we'll understand it just like you do!

We should never discourage young people from dreaming dreams.

If you fail the first time that's just a chance to start over again.

The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity.

If you can't go through it, find a way around it. Don't spend all your time banging your head against it.

I worry about the things I can affect, and the things I have no control over I move by.

If you want it, you've got to give it.

I never really had a chance to know the players individually... I thought when they were on the floor, they worked hard. But I never really got to know them.

Only time will tell, ... I'm sure when you're paying a guy that kind of money, you're going to give him a chance to see what he can do. But time will tell.