Quotes by Red Auerbach

An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.
– Red Auerbach
Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.
– Red Auerbach
He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted.
– Red Auerbach
Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
– Red Auerbach
The best way to forget ones self is to look at the world with attention and love.
– Red Auerbach
The commercial class has always mistrusted verbal brilliancy and wit, deeming such qualities, perhaps with some justice, frivolous and unprofitable.
– Red Auerbach
The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.
– Red Auerbach
To a father, when a child dies, the future dies; to a child when a parent dies, the past dies.
– Red Auerbach
Just do what you do best.
– Red Auerbach