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
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Coach said to stay with it and don't get frustrated. I knew later in the game my shots would start going in.
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Being here on the big stage is the fun part. The difference in the game was we had more heart and played as a team. We're friends with most of those guys on Mount Tahoma, but we're enemies on the court.
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I like that, sometimes. It just gets me even more up to play when the fans are getting all rowdy and loud.
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I got a team around me. They're solid when I'm not hitting. That's what gets lost in all this.
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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.
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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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You're always at war with the guy on the other bench. You pick up their patterns. That's what I got the most out of this year. I know what other coaches like to do.
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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.