Wisdom from Chuck Daly
In the Ultimate Coaches Career Manual, Pat Williams includes this quote by NBA Champion, Olympic Gold Medal, and Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Chuck Daly:
Let me tell you a story. I’m teaching a philosophy class at Duke, some students, some athletes. We met in a room between two handball courts and I am in there one day and I’m telling everyone, “You can get on the players – that’s okay. Because once you leave the court it’s all over. It’s forgotten.” This football player gets right up and says “That’s not right. It’s not forgotten. Whatever you say is remembered. You can’t get on a player one minute and expect him to forget it in the next minute.” The guy caught me by surprise, but that statement, what he had to say that day, has meant as much to me as anything I’ve ever heard in my life. I learned more in those few moments than at any other time in my life.
