Quotes on Good Basketball

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed.

The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game.

You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.

What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.

You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.

Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.

Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.

Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.