67 Quotes by Red Auerbach

Stand up for your players. Show them you care on and off the court.

Everything can happen in the playoffs.

I don't believe in statistics. There are too many factors that can't be measured. You can't measure a ballplayer's heart.

If they think we've got an edge, we've got an edge.

All records are made to be broken.

The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind.

You see, in sports you have so many things that aren't expected. There's so much uncertainty. So when players find themselves in a situation where management has a great deal of integrity and they can depend on my word or anybody else's word in the organization, they feel secure. And if the players feel secure, they don't want to leave here. And if they don't want to leave here, they're going to do everything they can on the court to stay here.

Everyone is born with a certain potential. You may never achieve your full potential, but how close you come depends on how much you want to pay the price.

You've got to avoid overcoaching. You've got to avoid talking too much. You've got to avoid showing players that you're the boss every time. You don't have to do that. They know you're in charge.