One of the greatest motivating factors is the pat on the back, although with some individuals, you have to make the pat a little lower or a little harder.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.

When the legs go, the heart soon follows

I discovered early on that the player who learned the fundamentals of basketball is going to have a much better chance of succeeding and rising through the levels of competition than the player who was content to do things his own way. A player should be interested in learning why things are done a certain way. The reasons behind the teaching often go a long way to helping develop the skill.

People want to believe you are sincerely interested in them as a person, not just what they can do for you.

It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.