Gregg Popovich
Gregg Popovich
Gregg Charles Popovichis an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. Taking over as coach of the Spurs in 1996, Popovich is the longest tenured active coach in both the NBA and all US major sports leagues. He is often referred to as "Coach Pop" or simply "Pop"...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 January 1949
CityEast Chicago, IN
jobs kings goal
It's never been my goal to be king of the prom. It's been my goal to do the right thing and get the job done.
basketball mean play
'Play the right way' means play unselfishly, respect each other's achievements, play hard, fulfill your role
mistake
Basketball's a game of mistakes.
basketball eye two
We would have two less championships here if it was not for Manu Ginobili. In my eyes, he's the stud of the world.
basketball team care
No one is bigger than the team. If you can't do things our way, you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are
who-we-are way
The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn't go our way.
trying
I try not to get impressed. I just try to look at what I see.
basketball over-you done
It's not about any one person. You've got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done
basketball team believe
We believe in people executing their role and caring about the team more than anything individually
basketball guy decision
I can't make every decision for you. I don't have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk
accepts fit helps pieces
He accepts people. He makes them feel comfortable. He helps make the pieces fit around him.
detroit fortunate people played series seven
If you think about it and look back at the Detroit series, ... we played seven people, period. You have to be pretty fortunate to just play seven people in a series like that, so we can use more people, without a doubt.
run
You want to give everyone a run so they get in shape.
farewell guy
You can only like the guy so much. After a while, it's 'OK, OK, we get it.' It's like a farewell tour.