Has developed a reputation for his out-of-the-box approach to coaching. However, his methods led the Boston Celtics to their first championship in 16 years, thus proving that his methods provide value and resonate with his team. Furthermore, Mazzulla has quickly established himself as a fan favorite among the fan base due to his intensity, fierce competitive nature and his tendency to provide exceptionally funny quotes.
That tendency has led Reddit user “entrity_screamr” to develop a simple ‘Joe Mazzulla quote generator,’ where fans can click through a string of quotes from the Celtics coaches two years leading the team. That generator led the “How ‘Bout Them Celtics?” podcast hosts to live stream their experience with the tool, and explore the sourcing and context of each quote provided.
As you would expect, hosts Jack Simone and Sam LaFrance found the humorous side to most of the generated quotes from Mazzulla, and failed to run out of material during the segment. After all, Mazzulla’s unique outlook on competitive sports and coaching has ensured he provides new quotes after every game, all of which give a deeper insight into how he views the crossover between life and sports.
Guardiola himself has previously spoken about studying tennis and basketball to understand how to improve his footballing teams.
“Incredible athletes, [Roger] Federer, [Novak] Djokovic, [Rafa] Nadal. The biggest dynasties in the NBA. It’s not easy in the NBA to have a team like the Chicago Bulls with [Michael] Jordan. I’m not comparing with that, don’t misunderstand me. The NBA has a lot of clubs with two or three in a row,” he said earlier this year.
Guardiola is one of the greatest football managers of all time and while his sport is very different to basketball, different disciplines can certainly be helpful in other athletic pursuits. Incidentally, Boston are now preparing for game one of the NBA Finals against Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
