There are always those times when you're going to be down. It's how you step through it that makes you the person you are.

In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure.

A leader has to show the face his team needs to see.

A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play.

That's why basketball was so good, because I didn't really need you or anyone else to play it. It would be better if we played four-on-four or five-on-five, but I could go out there alone.

Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication

Don't worry about losing. Think about winning.