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Clyde Drexler
Clyde Drexler
American Athlete
Born: Jun 22, 1962
Better Game Good Great People You
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Guy Lewis was all about efficiency. He was a great motivator. He got real talent and taught his players how he wanted them to play: hard and aggressive! Clyde Drexler
Great Aggressive About Guy He Talent Got How Real His Motivator Efficiency Taught Wanted Them Hard Play Players Lewis
There are going to be some teams in Europe. There are going to be some teams in Asia. And they're all going to be a part of the NBA umbrella, eventually. Clyde Drexler
Some Part Umbrella Going Asia Europe Teams NBA Eventually
I am a Blazer at heart, and I want those fans to have something good to cheer for. Clyde Drexler
Good Heart Fans Those Something Something Good Blazer Cheer Am Want
If I had to make a choice for the Hall of Fame... I would have gone in as a Portland Trail Blazer. Clyde Drexler
Gone Would Had Blazer Make Hall Trail Fame Choice Portland
Education is worth its weight in gold. Make no mistake about it. Clyde Drexler
Education Mistake Worth About Weight Make Make No Mistake Gold
I retired at 35 in '98 and thought, 'There's only one place to go, and that's downward.' I retired at a good level. I was at peace after 15 years - I was lucky to play that long. Clyde Drexler
Good Peace Thought Long Only Retired Go Years After Place Lucky Play Downward Level
I love the game and played from 13 to 35 for almost every single day. Clyde Drexler
Love Day Game Single Every Almost Single Day Played Every Single Day
If you're a young man, and you're being coached by someone like Guy Lewis, you're going to become a better man. Clyde Drexler
You Man Better Become Young Someone Guy Better Man Like Going Being Young Man Coached Lewis
Going to the Portland Trail Blazers, who actually took the time to invest in me, was perhaps the best thing that ever happened to me in my career. I got to a small market where I could focus on basketball, basketball, basketball. No distractions. Clyde Drexler
Time Best Me Focus Took Market Distractions Small Could Invest Perhaps Got Trail Going Where Happened Who Ever Actually Thing Portland Career Basketball
My favorite player growing up was Julius Erving, because I loved the way he played above the rim, all of the tricks with the ball, big hands, and just phenomenal showmanship. Clyde Drexler
Big Way Favorite Tricks Rim Above He Because Ball Julius Up Hands Just Loved Showmanship Growing Growing Up Played Player Phenomenal
In my day, defenders played you with two hands and an elbow. You're not getting by a guy, especially if he has an elbow and a hand on you and is a strong defensive player. Clyde Drexler
Day You Strong Defensive Guy He Hand Hands Getting Elbow Played Player Two Defenders
Houston fans want a high value for their entertainment dollar, and if you don't win, they will drop you and go on to the next big deal. Clyde Drexler
You Entertainment Win Fans Will Value Drop Big High Deal Houston Big Deal Go Dollar Want Next
There's a lot to be learned by watching. I think the younger generation could fare a lot better in their game if they could sit down and watch some of the games of the past. Clyde Drexler
Game Generation Better Past Sit Down Think Some Could Learned Lot Younger Younger Generation Fare Games Watch Watching
Because coaching is a challenge, it makes you want to come back. But if you do, you know you're going to be negligent in other areas. Clyde Drexler
You Challenge Other Back Area Do You Know Come Know Because Makes Going Want Coaching
You may score 50 points and grab 40 rebounds and have 30 assists, but if I don't make the free throws at the end of the game, and we lose, does that make you not a champion? Clyde Drexler
You Game Champion Free Lose Points Throws Make Does Score End Grab May
That's the part of basketball that we have to understand. You can never look at it as an individual sport. You rely on so many other people. Clyde Drexler
You People Other Rely Individual Never Individual Sport Part Look Sport Understand Many Basketball
The key ingredient is talent - you've got to have talent. If you look at the regular season, they've got the best record in the entire league, so they've got the talent. Clyde Drexler
Best You Key Record Entire Talent League Look Got Ingredient Regular Regular Season Season
If you've got the best record, you're going to be the favourite. So you've got to play as the favourite with a bullseye on your back. Clyde Drexler
Best You Back Favourite Record Got Going Your Play
Come on, everyone wants to win a championship, but a lot of players have had great careers without one. Sometimes it just doesn't happen for whatever reason. Clyde Drexler
Great Win Sometimes Whatever Everyone Had Come Without Lot Just Happen Wants Reason Players Championship Careers
In professional sports, things can change quickly. You keep your balance. You keep your perspective, and things will work out. Clyde Drexler
Work You Change Balance Sports Perspective Will Out Quickly Work Out Your Professional Professional Sports Keep Things
To be able to have a professional 3-on-3 league and be a part of that, that's been a ton of fun, ton of fun. The fans love it, the players love playing it, and it's just a lot of fun to be around. Clyde Drexler
Love Fans Able Part League Around Been Lot Just Fun Professional Ton Players Playing
You talk about demand, and these are big-name NBA players fighting for spots to be in the BIG3. So you gotta bring your game to make a squad, and that's what Ice Cube's envisioned when he started the BIG3. Clyde Drexler
You Game Fighting About He Demand Envisioned Talk Make Cube Spots Gotta Squad Ice Your NBA Bring Players Started
As commissioner, you have to have a great relationship with your players but also to the upper executives: you gotta make sure their mandates are all on target and in line. Clyde Drexler
Great Relationship You Great Relationship Also Make Executives Sure Gotta Line Target Commissioner Upper Mandates Your Players
I don't care what anybody says: a pro athlete is going to be a role model. I tried to use that as a positive influence, to let kids know we are regular people. Clyde Drexler
Positive People Care Positive Influence Says Kids Tried Athlete Know Model Role Role Model Pro Pro Athlete Going Anybody Influence Regular Regular People Use

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