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.

We couldn't sustain it. And they got a lot of kids that can shoot. We just couldn't close out well enough.

You can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough

If you can take something to levels that very few other people can reach, then what you're doing becomes art.

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

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

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