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Doc: Keep Moving Forward

Doc is the emotional rudder of this team.

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Doc is the emotional rudder of this team.

Nice article on Doc Rivers by Mark Murphy today.  Here's a clip:

Rivers, however, is not dwelling on the circumstances. He simply wants Powe to succeed. Ask him about all of the other injuries, and the players like Rondo and Pierce who play through the pain every night, and Rivers responds that their ability to deal is an unspoken code.

“I’ve been down before, felt down, but it’s never kept me from moving forward,” he said. “And I always have been like that. Before Game 3, I told them that one of my favorite sayings I got from my father, who got it from being a police officer. It goes‘ ‘A victim is only a victim if he becomes a victim.’ I talked about that before Game 3. You have to act like a victim to be a victim. I really believe that belief system from my mom and dad has helped me get through some tough times.

“You do build strength from it, but I don’t dwell on it,” he said. “Everything is forward in life for me, not behind. I tell my players, it’s always in transition with me. I’m always going to make mistakes. I’m not a perfect coach, though I try to be. The team is going to make mistakes and so are you, and as long as we keep moving along we have a shot at this.”

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no doubt, doc is a winner and a smart guy. a little stubborn at times to a fault, but the backbone ( along with danny ) of this team. he has his challenge tonite. win or lose, they will put up the good fight. what more can we ask for?

by nazzbo on Apr 30, 2009 8:43 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Doc

I keep saying Doc is a good Coach because he remembers what it was like when he was a player. He doesn’t let players rule him, but he cares for and about them and fights for them in different ways. He remembers what it was like for him as a player and he also gained so much wisdom from his parents. Not all kids with great parents do that. Doc is a very special person and Mark Murphy’s article articulates that.

"I don't come to play, I come to WIN"--Larry Bird
"Criminally Negligent Officiating"--Tommy Heinsohn

by TrueGreen on Apr 30, 2009 11:00 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

not crazy about victim saying

So if someone brakes into my house with a gun, I am responsable for becoming a victim? That’s what a victim is only a victim if he let’s himself become a victim sounds like to me. Sometimes a victim is just a victim.

by CELTS 55 on Apr 30, 2009 12:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think he means how one reacts after the fact

Not that you can avoid completely being the victim of a crime like your example.

by KJ33 on Apr 30, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely loved this article

I really think Doc is a classy and smart guy.

by greenwise on Apr 30, 2009 5:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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