If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and not re-enter until the second half. To play defense and not foul is an art that must be mastered if you are going to be successful.

The first shot does not beat you.

It's discouraging to make a mistake, but it's humiliating when you find out you're so unimportant that nobody noticed it.

Athletes that can't listen, can condition.

The two championship years were that significant for me.

Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them

Though I'd have to say it was generally the guys in Detroit, as a group, that won the two Championships. They were terrific and I always look back very fondly.