George Karl
George Karl
George Matthew Karlis an American former professional basketball coach and former player. He is one of 9 coaches in NBA history to have won 1,000 NBA games...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth12 May 1951
CityPenn Hills, PA
CountryUnited States of America
ally coaches players
Who is the ally of the coach? Who's going to write, 'Man, that was a well-coached game.' Players win, coaches lose.
best player
The best player I ever coached was Gary Payton.
soon
In the NBA, you win, and you think you're going to win tomorrow. But as soon as you lose, you don't think you're ever going to win again.
consistent truthfully
I truthfully think, a consistent coach over 30 years, probably, I'd rather be that than having one championship and mediocrity for years.
consciousness image model pro towards
I think we, as pro coaches, should have a consciousness towards having an image and a role model mentality for kids.
challenge coaches coaching danger days gives highs lifestyle nba seldom sleep three tremendous zone
Coaches don't sleep for a reason. They don't sleep because it's a danger zone every night. Very seldom do you ever get two or three days off... The lifestyle of coaching in the NBA is a tremendous challenge that gives you tremendous highs but also tremendous lows.
competition goes junk truth
The truth of basketball is done in competition and fundamentals and team, but there's a lot of other junk that goes around the game.
I want to be the team that creates the action more than be the reactor.
joyful
In coaching, you don't ever really have that joyful fun, but there's no question that it's enjoyable.
check faster guys love players question spend time watching
You always spend a little more time watching the guys you coached, to see how they're playing. And there's no question that when I check scores, I still go to the Nuggets scorer faster than any other scores. I have a lot of love for the players and a lot of love for the city.
days hard kick knowing living stronger tough
The day when you get told is a tough day. It was a hard night, ... But once you get the news, it's living with it and getting stronger and knowing that you are going to be fine. And you are going to kick its butt. And those days got better every day.
aggressive attitude basketball team win year
I don't think we're a pretty basketball team. We haven't been a pretty basketball team all year long. When we play with a mad-dog attitude and get aggressive defensively, we win games.
anybody good head skills win
He understands as well as anybody how to win games. I think he has the head and sense and skills to be a good coach.
best cover defender minutes sam strong teams
Energy. Rotation. To put my best teams on the court. . . . To cover Sam. To get more minutes of a strong defender on Sam as I can.