I've always been a man of commitment whether it was academically or professionally. But spiritually I wasn't committed. … - Avery Johnson

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

Avery Johnson

I've always been a man of commitment whether it was academically or professionally. But spiritually I wasn't committed. I was talking the talk and I just wanted to make that commitment. It also made the commitment in other areas of my life stronger.

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Being born is easy. So is taking your last breath. Everything in between, that's the hard part. Life is in between, and it will offer challenges and opportunities beyond measure.

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In 1989 at Greater Saint Steven Full Gospel Church, I gave my life to Christ. That's pretty much where it all started for me. I was 23 years old at the time, right after my first year in the NBA. The pastor preached a message about being fully committed. That pretty much was me. I wasn't fully committed. I was kind of in and out all of the time. So I just wanted to make a commitment.

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Great communication, Character, Competitive drive, Consistency, Compassion, Confidence -- skills successful leaders share.

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Dear Humanity; we regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!

Blew, Earth, Halos, Humanity, Regret

People really don't care, in some ways, that you have a family. With a high profile job like I have, they just want you to win basketball games. You can do that and still keep your family together. I try the best I can to be at the basketball practices or tennis practices or recitals. In my first year at Dallas my (then 11-year old) son Avery Jr. , said, "You know daddy, you're still the best coach in the NBA. " I was like, "But I haven't won a playoff game yet. " And he said, "That's okay. You're still my daddy. " That makes you feel good.

Basketball, Jobs, Son, Recitals, Practices, Tennis

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