When hired three years ago, I willingly accepted the challenge of leading the Bulls back to the type of team this city richly deserves. I'm proud of the fact that each year the team has taken another step toward an NBA championship, and played with intense pride and determination.

The one thing about players today is that they're very sensitive, and very fragile. They didn't grow up with tough coaches.

I think there's a lot of different ways to win. You've seen teams that win championships with a super-duper star like Kobe Bryant. Those championship teams with Michael Jordan certainly had a great, great player.

Don't ever have a rule that you won't enforce with your best player.

The great thing about basketball is you work as hard as you can to individually get better so that your team can win

As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I could pay the bills or take care of my family. That's what basketball has done for me. It's given me the greatest of thrills from high school to college to the Olympics to coaching to broadcasting.

Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win