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I went through my entire athletic life as a basketball player with only minimal physical setbacks, the worst being a couple of brain concussions, one in a college game in 1948, the other in 1954 while playing in the Eastern League, from which I recovered without permanent damage.

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I've been blessed. I've had a great life and am continuing to have one.

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The best players I have seen and known have confidence in their teammates. They know that basketball's not a one-man game. That confidence brings out the best in everybody, because it's contagious.

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There was great comraderie among players and coaches. We enjoyed the time we were together... road trips were fun. I don't know that there was one moment that stood out among all the good times we had.

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I don't think there's ever been a team that ever scored more layups than that Blazers team.

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My favorite moment was in Game 6 when Bill Walton tapped a missed Sixers shot toward the backcourt and Johnny Davis ran it down as the clock expired. We were NBA champions!

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I had a sense when I took the job that the 1976-77 Trail Blazers could be very good. We had made a lot of positive roster changes, but it wasn't until I had the team in training camp that I realized that this team could be special. Midway through that season, I felt we had a chance to win it all.

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I'm very fortunate to have gotten past the cancer problem.

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It made the most sense for us to select Sam Bowie. It was almost a no-brainer.

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I was playing sports all the time, and my parents, Anne and John, encouraged me to play in grade school and high school.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Coach

Born: February 21st, 1925

Died: April 28th, 2014

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