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You have a lot of ups and downs in coaching, especially, but I can't remember any bad times at this point. I mean, they're all good. A lot of tears when you lose, a lot of down times, but I can't remember any of them. They're all positive now. Even the bad times were good.

~Don Nelson

Topics: Any Bad Bad Times Coaching Down Downs Even Good Lose Lot Mean Now Point Positive Remember Tears Them Times Ups Ups And Downs Were You

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Where ever the Mavericks are today, we owe it to Michael Finley. He was the one guy who stayed when we were a terrible team. He stayed and fought the fight.

~Don Nelson

Topics: Ever Fight Fought Guy He Mavericks Michael Owe Stayed Team Terrible Today Were Where Who

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If we're gonna win, we have to play up to and beyond our potential. We're capable of doing that.

~Don Nelson

Topics: Beyond Capable Doing Gonna Our Play Potential Up Win

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I'm a running coach and I am going to continue to run, but I would hope that we are better defensively.

~Don Nelson

Topics: Am Better Coach Continue Going Hope Run Running Would I Am

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When you have bad teams, you've got to be creative to win games you're not supposed to win.

~Don Nelson

Topics: Bad Creative Games Got Supposed Teams Win You

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I spent 50 years in the NBA. Can you imagine doing something that you love the most in the entire world and doing it for your entire life and, besides that, getting a pile of money for it? It's unbelievable. I'm the luckiest guy in the world. And I know it.

~Don Nelson

Topics: Besides Doing Entire Entire Life Entire World Getting Guy Imagine Know Life Love Luckiest Money Most Nba Pile Something Spent Unbelievable World Years You Your

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I love Maui.

~Don Nelson

Topics: Love I Love

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I can't remember any regrets, to be honest with you.

~Don Nelson

Topics: Any Honest Regrets Remember To Be Honest You

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Really, throughout my career, what I've done is taken teams with bad records and with every situation I've made them better.

~Don Nelson

Topics: Bad Better Career Done Every Made Really Records Situation Taken Teams Them Throughout

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I'm not a water guy.

~Don Nelson

Topics: Guy Water

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Coach

Born: May 15th, 1940

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