Mitch Richmond
The Operator
Execution, delivery and performance, gets the hard thing done.
Mitch Richmond is The Operator in its purest form, a Hall of Famer who manufactured output under conditions that broke lesser players. His Sacramento years, carrying a double-teamed team without star support, showcase competence built systematically rather than summoned through inspiration.
“I took pride in really kind of studying every guy. I would watch two or three games before I played, just to kind of see what he does, because he can do everything.”
On preparing to guard Michael Jordanundated
“I had to still get up each and every morning, man, and put on that jersey. I had to really kind of look in the mirror — I'm still playing the game of basketball I truly loved.”
On persevering through difficult Sacramento yearsundated
“Dana Autman said, if you give me thirty minutes before practice, thirty minutes after practice, you have a great chance to get to the next level. And I worked on that every day.”
On daily skill development routineundated
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