George Karl
George Karl
George Matthew Karlis an American former professional basketball coach and former player. He is one of 9 coaches in NBA history to have won 1,000 NBA games...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth12 May 1951
CityPenn Hills, PA
CountryUnited States of America
believe farm food good sacramento system
One thing I'll tell you is the food in Sacramento is off the charts. You've got good Asian food, the farm system where everything is natural, which I believe in. I like organic.
games possession prove run wrong
I want to try to prove the world wrong - that you can run and win in the NBA, and you can win big if you keep running. The problem is, can you run for 82 games every minute, every possession of every game?
code lived
I kind of lived by the code of 'I'm going to be a hard-working guy.' And no matter how successful, there is something I can do better. That's kind of the drive I live on.
ally coaches players
Who is the ally of the coach? Who's going to write, 'Man, that was a well-coached game.' Players win, coaches lose.
best player
The best player I ever coached was Gary Payton.
soon
In the NBA, you win, and you think you're going to win tomorrow. But as soon as you lose, you don't think you're ever going to win again.
consistent truthfully
I truthfully think, a consistent coach over 30 years, probably, I'd rather be that than having one championship and mediocrity for years.
consciousness image model pro towards
I think we, as pro coaches, should have a consciousness towards having an image and a role model mentality for kids.
challenge coaches coaching danger days gives highs lifestyle nba seldom sleep three tremendous zone
Coaches don't sleep for a reason. They don't sleep because it's a danger zone every night. Very seldom do you ever get two or three days off... The lifestyle of coaching in the NBA is a tremendous challenge that gives you tremendous highs but also tremendous lows.
competition goes junk truth
The truth of basketball is done in competition and fundamentals and team, but there's a lot of other junk that goes around the game.
I want to be the team that creates the action more than be the reactor.
joyful
In coaching, you don't ever really have that joyful fun, but there's no question that it's enjoyable.
check faster guys love players question spend time watching
You always spend a little more time watching the guys you coached, to see how they're playing. And there's no question that when I check scores, I still go to the Nuggets scorer faster than any other scores. I have a lot of love for the players and a lot of love for the city.
against basketball brand competitor game half hard hell job minutes playing practice second time visualize wants
As I've said before, it's hard for me to visualize him actually playing 20 minutes of basketball a game because he doesn't participate in practice very often and he just wants to play in the game. That philosophically doesn't make any sense to me. I think he has a big- time heart. I think he's a big-time competitor and he did a hell of a job in the second half against Brand in Game 1.