Heart in champions has to do with the depth of our motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure - that is, being able to do what you do best under maximum pain and stress.

To me, the most important part of winning is joy. You can win without joy, but winning that’s joyless is like eating in a four-star restaurant when you’re not hungry. Joy is a current of energy in your body, like chlorophyll or sunlight, that fills you up and makes you naturally want to do your best.

I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country.

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.

Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.

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

Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.