Thibodeau played basketball at Salem State University, and became an assistant coach at the school in 1981. In 1984, he became head coach at Salem State after serving three years as an assistant. One season later he became an assistant coach at Harvard University, where he spent the next four seasons. 20 years ago when Tom Thibodeau became an assistant coach at Salem State he might have not even been thinking about becoming a head coach in the NBA or maybe that was his goal all along. Either way I'm sure that as he began the journey to coach in basketball there were many people along the way who told him he couldn't coach at Division 1, never mind the NBA. After years of hard work and perseverance, those who doubted him along the way must have their foot in their mouths. Thibodeau made his own lane, I'm sure no one ever thought some assistant coach at D3 Salem State would become 2011 NBA Coach of the Year almost 20 years later, except for Thibodeau himself. Congrats to Thibodeau! This story is motivational and supports the theory that if you have a dream you have to believe you can accomplish it when no one else will. I hope you continue to follow my journey and I can follow yours! #MYOL (@makeyourownlane)
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