You got to have the killer instinct. If you do not have it, forget about basketball and go into social psychology or something. If you sometimes wonder if you've got it, you ain't got it. No pussycats, please.

What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.

We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to reach inside and touch us. Just touch us—anything more than that would be too much for us to bear.

On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

I've been fortunate to meet and work with a lot of really smart people. The thing that strikes me most about them is how they continue to explore and learn every day. I have tried to apply that approach in my modest career as well.

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