Its better to shoot and miss, then to let time run out and wonder what if

Suddenly all is quiet. The other nine players? They're all moving in slow motion! I'm at normal speed! I know where everyone's going even before they know themselves. The basket is huge, maybe six feet across! How can I miss? It's like throwing a rock into a pond.

I heave the basketball; I know it sails in a parabola, exhibiting perfect symmetry, which is interrupted by the basket. It's funny, but it is always interrupted by the basket.

You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.

Don't be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.

I'd take 12 guys who had a strong passion for the game over 12 guys who don't respect the game.

A leader can't make excuses. There has to be quality in everything you do. Off the court, on the court, in the classroom.