We should never discourage young people from dreaming dreams.
Lenny Wilkens Quotes
The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity.
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| Birth: | 28th October, 1937 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Basketball Player, Coach |
About
Lenny Wilkens is an American retired basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association. He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, first in 1989 as a player, as a coach in 1998, and as part of the 1992 United States Olympic "Dream Team", for which he was an assistant coach. From the 1994–95 season until the 2009–10 season, Wilkens was the winningest coach in NBA history and retired still holding the record at 1,332 victories. Wilkens is now second on the list behind Don Nelson. He won the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award for the 2010-11 NBA season.
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