Occupation: Basketball Coach Birth: September 17, 1945
I'm not railing, 'This is inadequate' or 'This isn't right.' Just show me what will work..
My dad always had this little sign on his desk: 'The bigger your head is, the easier your shoes are to fill'. He really drilled that in..
Coaching is salesmanship. Coaching is winning players over and convincing them they have to play together. It takes a team conviction to play togethe….
The best part of basketball, for those people on the inside, is the bus going to the airport after you've won a game on an opponent's floor. It's bee….
The real value in everything you do is in the details..
The problem with trading dominant players of that size is you never get in return what you've bargained away..
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team..
No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins..
For us tall people, the whole key is that your hips and your knees should form a right angle when you sit down. That's where backs and hips get to be….
The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team.
Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It's about mastering the art of letting go..
Your problems never cease, they just change..
Before a vision (dream) can become a reality, it must be owned by every member of the group..
I expect a cigar.....not lit, hopefully.
If we can accept whatever hand we've been dealt - no matter how unwelcome - the way to proceed eventually becomes clear..
Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts..
You go in the weight room and you lift weights and you do all these things to strengthen your body. This is strengthening your mind. When you can sta….
I don't believe in curfews, because you can't treat men like they were boys without forfeiting a certain level of trust..
Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable. It has its way with you, no matter how hard you try to control it. The trick is to experience each ….
He practiced against Kobe all of last year, so obviously it was sweet revenge for him. We deserved that. We didn't know who he was, we gave him up to….
My accountant tells me I can't be a California resident anymore. I spend too much of my time in New York..