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Jim Boeheim

Jim Boeheim

American Coach

Born: Nov 17, 1944

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I'm happy that we've won a lot of games. I don't think about it. I don't. Jim Boeheim

Happy Think About Lot Won Games

I live in the moment. I try to win as many games as I can in any given year. That's what I've always tried to do. But I don't dwell on the past games. That doesn't help you win games now. If that helped win games now, I'd dwell on them. Jim Boeheim

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I never have been in Bernie Fine's hotel room in my life. Jim Boeheim

Life My Life Fine Never Hotel Hotel Room Been Room

I've always felt like a guy where the grass is greener on my side of the fence. Jim Boeheim

Grass Side Guy Like Felt Always Fence Greener Where

It's always important when you play in a tournament that they have a basketball court and an arena. Jim Boeheim

You Important Arena Tournament Court Always Play Basketball Basketball Court

If you go to the Final Four, you can lose 20 games and it doesn't matter. Jim Boeheim

You Matter Lose Final Go Games Four

The Final Four is what we play for. That's what we're trying to do. That's what's important. Jim Boeheim

Important Final Trying Play Four

It's so much harder to make the NBA than people think it is. Jim Boeheim

People Think Make Than Much NBA Harder

The thing I hate about writers is they want to state their case and they use false information. Jim Boeheim

Hate State About Case Writers False Want Information Use Thing

I never really thought that I was going to get out of coaching ever. In my fifth year, I thought I might get out. You have those thoughts in any job. But I never really, really thought I was going to get out. Jim Boeheim

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I would be shocked if Tom Izzo left Michigan State. Jim Boeheim

State Would Would-Be Left Shocked Michigan Tom

I kind of like the idea of just coaching, nothing else. But I just think some coaches are better suited for college than the NBA. I believe I'm one of those guys. I think Tom Izzo is one of those guys. Mike Krzyzewski. I think they found the right jobs and they've stayed with them. Jim Boeheim

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I don't do a lot of things business-wise. For the most part, I focus on what my job is and do that. Jim Boeheim

Job Focus Part Most Lot Things

I don't like change that much. Jim Boeheim

Change Like Much

I don't know if I could have made it as an NBA player. But I knew I could make it as a coach. Jim Boeheim

Made Could Knew Know Make If I Could Coach NBA Player

You have to have great players and great coaches working with you. Jim Boeheim

Great You Working Coaches Players

At 67, you are what you are. I think it's too late to change much. Jim Boeheim

You Change Too Late Think Too Late Much

I'm a competitor. I like to win games. I like basketball and I like to win games. Jim Boeheim

Win Competitor Like Games Basketball

Mike D'Antoni is one of the best offensive coaches in the whole game of basketball, by far. Jim Boeheim

Best Game Offensive Far Mike Coaches Whole Basketball

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