Occupation: Basketball Coach Birth: September 17, 1945
Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. If someone drops a note, someone else must step ….
The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance..
Remember, Team, surrender the me for the we..
It takes a number of critical factors to win an NBA championship, including the right mix of talent, creativity, intelligence, toughness, and of cour….
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….
The best thing that I think happened to me was I got the opportunity to have really good players and we were able to meet the demand of the competiti….
Make your work your play and your play your work..
I won't coach this team next year if he is still here. He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this kid..
I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title..
Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength..
And yet as a coach, I know that being fixated on winning (or more likely, not losing) is counterproductive, especially when it causes you to lose con….
Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no gr….
I always tell the players, "We are in the business that's very much like a marathon race only we're gonna be doing it for 260-something days or so." ….
Tomorrow gives a beck'ning hand-- I turn my face away; I'll not invite her to my home-- I only love Today..
A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly..
If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by..
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball..
I'm a sports-watcher. I played football and baseball, coached baseball. So I watch those things..
I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that..
I think the most rewarding part of the job, and I think most coaches would say it, is practice. If you have it, a very good practice in which you hav….
Kobe was hell-bent on surpassing Jordan as the greatest player in the game. His obsession with Michael was striking. When we played in Chicago that s….