{"id":147820,"date":"2022-09-21T10:48:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T17:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=147820"},"modified":"2022-09-21T10:48:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T17:48:50","slug":"a-bit-of-wisdom-from-red-auerbach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=147820","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of Wisdom from Red Auerbach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThey said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the best.\u201d ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don&#8217;t win games as a coach during games. You win games as a coach before games. Players win during games, not coaches\u201d ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.\u201d ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany, many times, the kids with the less talent become the better athletes because they&#8217;re more dedicated to achieving their full potential.\u201d ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never took a position we were going to be a good ball club. I took the position we were going to be a winning ball club.\u201d ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone 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.\u201d ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.\u201d ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo a father, when a child dies, the future dies; to a child when a parent dies, the past dies.\u201d ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.\u201d ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006 ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust do what you do best.\u201d ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006 ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Auerbach\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Auerbach_Lipofsky.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-147821\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThey said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the best.\u201d ~ Red Auerbach September 20, 1917 \u2013 October 28, 2006 \u201cYou don&#8217;t win games as a coach during games. 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