Lenny Wilkens Quotes


"Intimidation doesn't last very long."
- Lenny Wilkens
"If you fail the first time that's just a chance to start over again."
- Lenny Wilkens
(Related: Time, Chance, First)

"If you can't go through it, find a way around it. Don't spend all your time banging your head."
- Lenny Wilkens
(Related: Time)

"I worry about the things I can affect, and the things I have no control over I move by."
- Lenny Wilkens
(Related: Control, Worry)

"I never really had a chance to know the players individually... I thought when they were on the floor, they worked hard. But I never really got to know them."
- Lenny Wilkens
(Related: Thought, Chance)

"We should never discourage young people from dreaming dreams."
- Lenny Wilkens
(Related: Dreams, People)

"The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity."
- Lenny Wilkens
(Related: Dream, Opportunity, American)