Mirin Fader > Quotes

“You want to be proud for having come that far, but coming far doesn’t get you farther.”
― Mirin Fader, Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

“Little things were made to be a big deal: at one point center Thon Maker didn’t have an iPhone, messing up the team’s blue-bubble iPhone group chat. Kidd was upset about it and made the team run because Kidd felt that Maker not getting an iPhone was an example of the team not being united.”
― Mirin Fader, Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

“pride listens for applause, sniffs for incense. Pride is lonely without recognition and reward. Humility quietly knows that ‘I have nothing which I was not given.’ Humility is grateful, not grasping.”
― Mirin Fader, Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon

“Sitting on the bench, watching, Giannis grew more upset. Finally, he decided to speak up in the second half of the game. Not in a disrespectful way but in an earnest tone. "Coach," Giannis said, reaching over to McMillan, "what about me?"

McMillan was surprised. "I was focused on winning the game," McMillan says. "I had lost track of substitution." Giannis then played a bit more, but not much. After the game, Giannis told McMillan, "I'll be back."

Giannis was practically seething when he told Oppenheimer what had happened. "Coach, I will never forget Nate McMillan," Giannis said. "He will pay for this."

Oppenheimer laughed. "Pay for what?"

"He did it on purpose. He tried to embarrass me.”
― Mirin Fader, Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP