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….

A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly..

My accountant tells me I can't be a California resident anymore. I spend too much of my time in New York..

Coaching is about, "How do I get people to play at their peak level?" It is a spiritual quest. And if it's not that, you don't have a challenge, you ….

Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as one..

People think I would never take on a team that has no legitimate chance to win a championship, This is one of the major misconceptions about me. Succ….

If you have a clear mind . . . you won't have to search for direction. Direction will come to you..

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..

I care about systematically playing basketball. If the spacing isn't right, if guys are standing on top of each other, if there aren't lanes to be pr….

What moves me is watching young men bond together and tap into the magic that arises when they focus with their whole heart and soul on something gre….

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength..

The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive.

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We..

Remember, Team, surrender the me for the we..

Basketball is a great mystery. You can do everything right. You can have the perfect mix of talent and the best system of offense in the game. You ca….

When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows..

My philosophy is that you can't motivate players with speeches, you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they come in and those are th….

Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts..

If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball..

I'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know..

My job as a coach was to make something meaningful out of one of the most mundane activities on the planet: playing pro basketball..