Quotes on Nba

'Play the right way' means play unselfishly, respect each other's achievements, play hard, fulfill your role

I believe you win games by what you do from your first practice until your first game

Basketball, like all sports, is predicated on the execution of fundamentals. The coach is a teacher. His subject: fundamentals

I hate casual shooting. Every shot is preceded by working to get open and catch and shoot under game like conditions

Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him

Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no greater authority figure on a team than the coach. Needless to say, in today's warped, self-indulgent climate, too many players couldn't care less about appeasing the coach.

I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.

Where else but the NBA could people like Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Ricky Barry, Dennis Rodman, and Allen Iverson come in and be allowed to be who they are?

In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way.

I want to continue to do is to help these young women be successful. .. You don't just say goodbye at the end of their playing careers and end it there.

The true warrior understands and seizes that moment by giving an effort so intense and so intuitive that it could only be called one from the heart.

I don't need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don't excite me. I am just glad I have the game of basketball in my life.

If you are honest with yourself and can look into a mirror and believe that you have given 100 percent, you should feel proud. If you cannot, then there is more work to be done.

Anytime you get an award as a coach, you've got to be the ultimate fool to think it wasn't your assistant coaches and all the players responsible for the award.

I don't believe in statistics. There are too many factors that can't be measured. You can't measure a ballplayer's heart.

Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding and facing adversity and coming out with a big win.

I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball.

A Coach must never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority.

You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last.

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

I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can you live without it? If you can live without it, don't get in it.