Your best players have to unite and inspire the group... otherwise, they'll divide the group
Jeff Van GundyI think coaches sometimes foul their own players out of game by benching them too long when in foul trouble
Jeff Van GundySometimes I look like I was under interrogation. Some people just don't look good in clothes. In New York, Armani and all those clothing people used to call me up and tried to pay me not to wear their clothes. This is as good as it's going to get...and then it's all downhill. I'll be fine. I never feel as bad as I look.
Jeff Van GundyMy dad told me this a long time ago, never worry about what your next job is, just worry about what you are doing right then. As I grow older, I couldn't agree more with that advice. Sometimes you get so worried about what's next that you fail to appreciate what you have.
Jeff Van GundyI quit the Knicks so I know what quitting is, I did. I quit. And it's something I regret to this day. I live with it every day and I regret it. And I let my emotions come into it. And I was just emotionally spent. I made a bad decision and I quit.
Jeff Van GundyYour best player has to set a tone of intolerance for anything that gets in the way of winning
Jeff Van GundyPlayers with high character get better. Players with a serious approach get better. The fools never get better
Jeff Van GundyHow forthright does the audience want the broadcasters to be? Because when you tell your truth, there's a lot of anger that comes out. I think it's a good question to ask TV people [executives] too. How much truth do they want to be told? How much truth does the league want told? Because the truth isn't just a positive truth. If you're going to tell the truth, you would be telling a lot of positive and some negative.
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