Isaiah Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
Isaiah Thomaswas an American newspaper publisher and author. He performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts, and reported the first account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. He was the founder of the American Antiquarian Society...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth7 February 1989
CountryUnited States of America
guys lift trust
We know how to lift each other when we need it. I know those guys have my back when I need it. We trust each other.
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We didn't want to make it a one-on-one game. But people are going to probably put it like it was.
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Larry Brown thought Steve Francis was a Larry Brown type of player.
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I would still like to get more athletic and have players that can really cover what's going on in the game.
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We decided to either try trades or just go with older players. If you do that and let contracts expire you can be in the lottery for about four or five years and expect your fans to be patient.
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The biggest difference is in the leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. A lot of the younger players today suffer from a lack of direction.
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I can't think of any NBA team over the last few years that lost three starters. And we replaced them basically with three guys who really haven't played in this league.
belief believed
I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to make the next one.
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It's hard to get people to overcome the thought that they have to take care of themselves first. It's hard to get players to give in to the group and become selfless as opposed to selfish.
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You have to develop your whole game to completion.
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My greatest gift that I have in life is basketball.
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If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.
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How can I tell the eighth or ninth man on the team that I want you to work hard every day and I want you to improve and get better, but while you're doing that you're not going to get any minutes?
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I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills.