From his interview on Pardon My Take (starts at 1:08:00)
Full extremely psychotic quote:
Listen, that's what happens when you lose games in the regular season. After we lost to Atlanta at home, I went out, went on the mats, punished myself and just pounded my body until it couldn't take anymore, and ended up just tearing my knee
It ended up being a great experience for me. I had to do 6 hours of treatment in order to coach the next game without too much of a limp because I could not walk.
But I tell you what, it was one of the best things that could happen to me for the rest of the season because it put me in this fight or flight mentality to where I could just not relax. I had to constantly train to keep it pain free. Had to constantly get physical therapy, and my physical therapist has been great.
It was awesome. I'm thinking about maybe getting hurt every all-star break
He actually credits the injury for making him more focused because he couldn't pace around as much, and that he would do intensive jiujitsu training after every loss. He adds
The injury probably did save my life because I was getting carried away…I do miss the mat though
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Headline sounds like a guy who is exaggerating for effect. Rest of quote makes it very clear he’s dead fucking serious.
Someone needs to show Joe Park Chan-Wook’s Vengeance Trilogy
Bro I hope Joe can take it slightly easier on himself while still being his successful self lmao. Because damn, I love this psycho
I will be surprised if this man is a one off championship winning coach. He’s got that mad genius energy you see in many people who make it to the top of their craft
whats wrong this guy man
damn we really did win it all because of injuries
I know it’s been said ad naseum but this dude really is batshit insane
A loss in the regular season is making him go physically beat himself up to the point of serious injury
Like this is the kind of thing where his craziness is all fun and games until it suddenly isn’t
The dudes Mazzulla rolls with better be getting a bag 😂. I would not want this psychopath to have me in a Kimura at all
Additional quote, when asked why he wasn’t smiling in the initial photos after the game:
>I was really pissed because I felt that all the other teams have gotten a head start for getting better for next season. It’s the middle of June and we’re still focused on the last season. So I had to get over that for a second. But once I was able to enjoy it, it was a great moment.
The Hawks broke Joe Mazzulla’s meniscus
Joe in a kneebar- “Joe please tap”
Joe Mazulla smiling in agonizing pain “Champions never give up”
Fuck Boston first and foremost. But maaaan I’m really starting to like their coach.
He was trying to block royce oneal on a dead ball a month later 😭
He still misses the fucking mat.
Mazzulla should hire Tanya Harding as an advisor
Only guy in the league that would actually do it. He sounds like a complete mad man in these interviews.
This guy has domestic abuse charges to, he is defo a psycho
This is something I think I would have thought of when I was in college (thinking youre invincible), but maybe something less risky than a knee ligament injury, maybe a broken finger every all star break.
I hate that I love him lol. Absolute madman.
Whip me, whip me good.
Jordan Schlansky and Mazzulla need to exchange life lessons on camera.
Joe is downright insane and I fucking love it. He’s so unhinged but the players seem to love that about him
Cringe
I can’t tell if he’s trolling everyone or if he’s actually a psycho
He says he pounded his own body by doing jiujitsu? Huh
Is this dude okay?
I can’t imagine what he would do if they lost the finals…
I’m happy we won but im ngl I still really don’t know how to feel about this guy lmao
Tom Thibodeau injuring himself but still coaching on his feet for 48 minutes to make a point to Julius Randle
I wonder how Joe is if the Celtics hit a skid and start losing a bunch. Will this act wear thin?
And here I was thinking Tom Brady was weird in the things he did to be competitive.