Be true to yourself. Be true to those you lead.

I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to accomplish that objective.

It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.

In my opinion, being an effective leader requires being an effective listener. The most productive leaders are usually those who are consistently willing to listen and learn.

You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now.

There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.

A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group - that's teamwork.