The trick in writing children's books is to set up danger, mystery and excitement on page one. Force the kid to turn the page . . . Then in the middle of each chapter there's a dramatic point of excitement, and at chapter's end, a cliffhanger.

The only thing I care about is winning. That's all. If you don't want to win, you don't want to be around me.

I’ve never seen a better coach than Gregg Popovich.

I was disappointed if I didn't have a chance to win a game, and if I had the chance and didn't do it.

You can't ever totally know what's inside of someone else, or see the kind of will someone like Magic has. You have to rely on your instincts to find people who hate losing and know how to win.

Don't let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what's outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out

I would never, ever intentionally hurt a player contractually.