Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach, 1917 - 2006
Speaking after accepting the Lone Sailor Award, US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley. (25 October 2006)
Born: 20 September 1917, Brooklyn, New York
Died: 28 October 2006, Washington City
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- All records are made to be broken. permalink
Red Auerbach - ESPN interview (June 2005) - An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise. permalink
Red Auerbach - Any coach needs talent. You start with talent. Without talent, we're all in the soup. permalink
Red Auerbach - ESPN interview (June 2005) - Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up. permalink
Red Auerbach - Everything can happen in the playoffs. permalink
Red Auerbach - ESPN interview (June 2005) - He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted. permalink
Red Auerbach - I don't believe in statistics. There are too many factors that can't be measured. You can't measure a ballplayer's heart. permalink
Red Auerbach - Harvard Business Review (March 1987) - I have two college degrees, but the only way I could make a living was by showing kids how to put a ball in a hole. permalink
Red Auerbach - I never had a set of rules. Every situation is different. permalink
Red Auerbach - Esquire (December 2000) - I've turned down a lot of trades where I might have gotten a better player, but I wasn't totally sure of the chemistry of that new player coming in. Even though he might possess golden ability, his personality and the way he gets along with teammates might be things you just don't want to cope with. permalink
Red Auerbach - Harvard Business Review (March 1987) - If I'm going to coach the players, I want some say on who they're going to be. permalink
Red Auerbach - ESPN interview (June 2005) - If they think we got an edge, we got an edge. permalink
Red Auerbach - Esquire (December 2000) - If you're keeping score, win. permalink
Red Auerbach - Esquire (December 2000) - It's not what you tell your players that counts. It's what they hear. permalink
Red Auerbach - Just do what you do best. permalink
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