Doc Rivers Quotes

If you're a great defensive player, you're a great defensive player 100% of the time. You can't be a great defensive player half of the time because you didn't get the ball once or twice. That can't sidetrack you. It's got to be 'I live for my defense, and my offense I'll get. But I can't let it affect my defense. Nothing affects my defense.'

If you're not talking, you're not playing defense

This team is one execution away from being a very good basketball team.

Sometimes you will hate me because I will tell you the truth about your game. And the truth can hurt/humble you

I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots

Winning is like deodorant - it comes up and a lot of things don't stink.

How competitive can you be without losing your discipline?

Good players want to be coached... Great players want to be told the truth

Everybody likes each other until things get tough. Then you will find out what kind of team you have.

If you want to go quickly, go by yourself - if you want to go farther, go in a group.

Do you want to choose winning over standing out? It's a choice every player on every championship team has to do

I just think a guy that knows how to play when you put him on a good team, he can be really good.

(Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA players.

Encourage 'random' picks on the ball because they cannot be scouted

You only have a number for one day. After that, it is all up to you