We sure didn't play great, but we played hard. And I can live with that.
If you have to 'try hard' to 'try hard, you are already beaten.
In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball.
When you watch the game, be a student of the game.
When I go in for heart surgery, I want a full-time surgeon. I don't want some guy who just does it part-time between rounds of golf. You want a guy who is doing it all the time and is always reading and learning about the most recent techniques.
Be what ya is, 'cause if ya be what you ain't, ya ain't what ya is.