We sometimes need adversity to fathom our true depths..

No rebounds, no rings..

When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder..

Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss..

There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength..

To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way..

Great effort springs naturally from great attitude..

Discipline is not a nasty word..

The most DIFFICULT thing for individuals to do when they become part of a team is to sacrifice, it is much EASIER to be selfish..

Anytime you stop striving to get better, you're bound to get worse..

Excellence happens when you try each day to both do and be, a little better than you were yesterday!.

The key to teamwork is to learn a role, accept a role, and strive to become excellent playing it..

Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable..

When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a righ….

Basketball is a business. Pure and simple. If you want to have fun, go to the YMCA..

Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission..

People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards..

We measure areas of performance that are often ignored: jumping in pursuit of every rebound even if you don't get it, swatting at every pass, diving ….

Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it..

Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change..

Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, ….