Lenny Wilkens Quotes

The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don’t think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity.

Intimidation doesn’t last very long.

If you want it, you’ve got to give it.

If you fail the first time that’s just a chance to start over again.

If you can’t go through it, find a way around it. Don’t spend all your time banging your head.

I worry about the things I can affect, and the things I have no control over I move by.

I never really had a chance to know the players individually… I thought when they were on the floor, they worked hard. But I never really got to know them.