Daly Wisdom: Life Lessons from Dream Team Coach and Hall-Of-Famer Chuck Daly Paperback - 2010

The Spark at Lit is Book Foreword Introduction: Daly Memories Chapter 1: Let Leaders Lead Chuckism #1: Players play, coaches coach, bus drivers drive the bus Chuckism # 2: I'm not a coach, I'm a salesman Chuckism #3: I'm not a coach, I'm a teacher Chuckism #4: Th e players have to allow you to coach them Chuckism #5: Every day is a crisis. My job is to land the plane safely Chuckism #6: Th e best asset a coach has is selective hearing Chuckism #7: Th at's my job Chuckism #8: Th is isn't my fi rst rodeo Chapter 2: Without Teamwork, You've Got Nothin' Chuckism #9: Th ey all want three things-48 minutes,48 shots and $48 million Chuckism #10: Hang around, guys. Hang around Chuckism #11: You get paid to play eighty-two nights a year Chuckism #12: Ours is a suff ering business Chuckism #13: We have too many meetings in basketball and they will kill you. You can talk too much-players get tired of your voice Chuckism #14: Cherish and savor every day you're in the NBA Chuckism #15: Diff erent team; same problems Chuckism #16: Shooting makes up for a multitude of sins Chapter 3: Only Real People Need Apply Chuckism #17: You can't fool dogs, kids-or NBA players Chuckism #18: Stay out of the limelight because it's a players' league Chuckism #19: You've got to make sure the guys who don't play don't poison the guys who do play Chuckism #20: Coaching basketball is not about Xs and Os, but about diversity Chuckism #21: Th en get in earlier...beat me in Chuckism #22: "Everything happens to me" Chapter 4: Never Do THAT Chuckism #23: Never trust happiness Chuckism #24: No one looks bad in a blue suit Chuckism #25: Never get in a fi ght with a person who buys ink by the barrel Chuckism #26: Never put a saddle on a mustang Chapter 5: ALWAYS Do is Chuckism #27: Practice the midnight rule Chuckism #28: Take the high road Chuckism #29: You'd better know where your next job is coming from Chuckism #30: Let's go! Let's go! Chuckism #31: You've got to go through the process. Keep moving forward Chuckism #32: Trust me Chuckism #33: Get past mad Chapter 6: at's Life Chuckism #34: I'm a product of the Great Depression Chuckism #35: What do you do best? Chuckism #36: Consequence of action. Chuckism #37: Beyond belief...beyond beyond Chuckism #38: You don't really know who you are until you're at least thirty-fi ve Chuckism #39: Youth must be served- you don't stay on top forever Chuckism #40: It is what it is Chapter 7: Attitude is Everything Chuckism #41: A pessimist is an optimist with experience Chuckism #42: Whatever! Chuckism #43: Rebound. Rebound. REBOUND! Chuckism #44: Handle it! Chuckism #45: It's easy to say "yes" six months in advance Chuckism #46: Ignore Chuckism #47: Not a problem! Chapter 8: Whatever You Do, Do It With Style Chuckism #48: What are you doing? Chuckism #49: All of you want to be in my seat-but it's hot up here! Chuckism #50: Seduced by the competition Chuckism #51: Chuckdaly Pat's Final oughts - Chuckism #52: We want to be happy after the games