You can't go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are.

I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an African-American.

I enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball.

You have to be able to separate business from the love of the game. There were a lot of decisions made business-wise that I wasn't happy with, and I took a lot of blame over the years. But you have to be able to separate that from the love you have for the game.

The thing that's most enjoyable to me is not actually beating someone [in the game]. It's the process of coming up with the blueprint of beating that I enjoy. That's a huge flip, so for me I enjoy building. I enjoy coming up.

When you start training camp, you're building the tools necessary to win a championship. You have to have the patience.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.