The only thing I did years ago was tell them, 'Your salary isĭependent solely on what I see with my eyes.' Statistics don't matter, contributions matter. So you have to appeal to his pride, his wanting to win, and you disregard the money. (A player) makes a million dollars, anything after that, it's just numbers. On coaching in today's game: "After a certain amount of money, it don't make a damn bit of difference. Random observations about the game from Red Auerbach: Red was leaving? He's leaving? Everyone where he went, people urged him to stay: cab drivers, waiters, gas station attendants, Submarined the franchise - and thought about leaving for the Knicks. Brown - an abrasive know-it-all from Kentucky who nearly Back in the late-'70s, Red wasn't getting along with new owner John Y. and they all happened because of him.Īnd we loved him for it. He stamped his winning imprint on everyone and everything. Growing up in Boston in the '70s and '80s, we possessed three treasures that nobody else had: Fenway, the Garden and Red. Looking like a cross between the Celtics leprechaun, Yoda and God. Wearing a green Celtics jacket and green Celtics hat. You can make a great case that Red Auerbach is the greatest winner in the history of sports.
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