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

What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.

The morale and the camaraderie that we had for one another earlier in the year is starting to come under duress because of all the losses. Some of the guys are feeling the pressure now from the last year when they were not successful.

After I played him for the first time, I said 'Let's see. He's four or five inches taller. He's 40 or 50 pounds heavier. His vertical leap is at least as good as mine. He can get up and down the floor as well as I can. And he's smart. The real problem with all this is I have to show up.

Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying "We work to become, not to acquire."

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

The last five or six days, I've been running. The last two days, I've been running pretty hard. Everybody's got to be someplace.