Red Auerbach, who coached the Boston Celtics to 9 NBA championships, who when asked the secret to being a great coach said chomping on his ever present cigar: “You gotta’ love the bastards!” And how do you know whether you are that kind of coach? Auebach offered perhaps the best criteria: “You know it when many years later your players keep calling you back to tell you about their families, their careers and their lives.”
