9 Quotes from Gregg Popovich, Famous San Antonio Spurs Head Coach
Below is a Quick Bio and the 9 Best Quotes from Gregg Popovich:
Quick Bio
Gregg Popovich is an American NBA coach and executive, who was born in 1949 in Indiana. He attended the United States Air Force Academy to play basketball and was the team captain and leading scorer his senior year. Popovich graduated in 1970 with a degree in Soviet studies. During his service, he played on the U.S. Armed Forces basketball team across the globe. In 1973, he returned the the Air Force Academy as an assistant basketball coach. He followed this with a head coaching job at a small college, then assistant positions for Kansas, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Golden State Warriors. Finally in 1996, Popovich landed the head coaching position for the San Antonio Spurs, where he remains today.
As a coach, he has won 5x NBA Championships and has been the NBA Coach of the Year three times.
9 Best Quotes
- “The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn’t go our way”
- “Basketball is a pretty simple game. What wins is consistency and competitiveness”
- “I try not to get impressed. I just try to look at what I see”
- “I’m not too interested in talking about the past. It doesn’t do us any good whatsoever”
- “It’s never been my goal to be king of the prom. It’s been my goal to do the right thing and get the job done”