Tyronn Lue Quotes
I have seen every aspect of basketball that you can see as a player, and I think they can relate to that, and I can understand them.
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The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.
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The excitement of the fans in Montreal, especially in the playoffs, I don't think you can get that anywhere else. For a hockey player, I kind of wish everyone could go through that and experience what it is to play there. It's very unique.
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I always work with a goal - and the goal is to improve as a player and a person. That, finally, is the most important thing of all.
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I have three Defensive Players of the Year. Only one other player has done that. But being a defensive lineman, it's hard to control the game.
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I see myself not only as a football player, but an entertainer and icon.
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We must eliminate all nuclear weapons in order to eliminate the grave risk they pose to our world. This will require persistent efforts by all countries and peoples. A nuclear war would affect everyone, and all have a stake in preventing this nightmare.
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I always felt like I'm a good one-on-one defensive player.
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Honestly, with me, as long as I have a park to play basketball in, I'm pretty cool.
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History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
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I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
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A friend told me about a Nike competition, where they give you one minute to do tricks with a basketball. I wasn't going to go, but they were giving away free sneakers. I ended up coming in second place.
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It annoys me a little when people try to be positive when I don't play my best. I play to win. I'm like that. I'm like any other player. I'm never happy.
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To play the trumpet, you must train your lips for a long time. When I was twelve or thirteen I was a good player, but I lost the skill and now I play very badly. I do it every day even so. The reason is that I want to return to my childhood. For me, the trumpet is evidence of the sort of young man I was.
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I either run or try to play basketball every day.
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Since my sophomore year in high school, I knew I didn't want to do anything but be a professional athlete. I knew when I got to college there was no way anybody was going to stop me from being an NFL player.
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Basketball players aren't always the best dressers.
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You know I was a shy guy and people didn't know that and still don't know it today. I'm sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
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A gentleman doesn't kiss and tell.
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We need to encourage innovative ideas that give parents better alternatives to prepare children for higher education and for the jobs of the future.
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When there wasn't a lot of work, I wrote a screenplay, 'What Lies Beneath,' which got noticed and got me more acting jobs. As I got more jobs, I was able to make my own films. That ethos of making my own work has provided me with a lot of opportunities.
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I follow the most random people on Twitter. I follow famous people like Khloe Kardashian, who surprisingly makes really funny tweets all the time.
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I never sought nor gained personal benefit in school or job applications based on my heritage.
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I have seen every aspect of basketball that you can see as a player, and I think they can relate to that, and I can understand them.
