Published: Tue, 3 Jun 2008
Description: (NECN: Waltham, Mass.) - The word is 'ubuntu', and to Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, it is the word that defines his team. Doc Rivers today talked to reporters about the South African philosophy centered on community and relationships ...
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" Why did this."
" because the first summer herded the did he taught me it was it was great I was shouldn't. Long board meeting of march. Lady next to me asked me -- ever heard of the Tories as though. So obviously it in the what it meant and she explained that you machine and over -- three years in South Africa. Com am -- to order. You'll hear about that a lot and then I'd do the research from there that a lot of our reading about it and studied about it. Bob and I thought it was a perfect phrase for our team and it would. It would tickle his own life throughout do you really believe there because the meeting is that one word. I mean it's it's a way of life on the way to being. And I thought for this team that was buried -- and I thought they needed something. You remind them of how important achieved sacrifice that is so I thought it was a good -- It's it's time to death relievers it's."
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" Well because of all the personalities -- Warburg together and chew over worries that -- in the lead him to also. Told him or person the person who wrote the people can -- result -- that part of them Bluetooth is important is an. Because as good as you are. You can only be right it was you want through other people which achievement -- it was as important as anybody else on the team. Well it'll be -- hero you know brought in the guys that she's coming in every year that I approach. From South Africa the first -- he told us right now it's easy. But doing adversity. Is when network rule government deployed and we talked about first second -- stressed and they all remembered it was fun. -- was -- the -- start -- first it is this guy lived. I thought it was important of them don't work. Define -- hundred the director. Makes coaching when we -- to that age. That your approach and so I was surprised -- though a lot of people were not a yes but I was -- surprise. About it but it's it's our profession and to tell us."
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" No I don't think they've let him more for his -- he's is that there aren't it is going to be better focus. Not allowing the exit you can't control -- display at the agencies had agreed focus. On just basketball now own graphs and anything else. No and I think that reputation grows for him in a positive way and I think that's that's. We're mistress in the last four inches focuses in which when shoots it's my ball life. And that's the focus is --"
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