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.

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.

My father once told me that anyone who worked for three dollars an hour owed it to himself to put in four dollars' worth of work.

Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.

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

People say it was the greatest individual rivalry they've ever seen. I agree with that. Let me assure you that if either Wilt's or Russ' coach had ever told one of them he couldn't guard the other guy, he would have lost that player forever.

Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.