A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time.

It's not like we have not had close games. We've just been able to win them, and as a result, the reality sometimes doesn't set in that you're weak in certain areas or you're not doing certain things well. ... When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance.

With me and basketball, it became part of me.

Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing.

During critical periods, a leader is not allowed to feel sorry for himself, to be down, to be angry, or to be weak. Leaders must beat back these emotions

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.

When I went to high school, an all-boys' school, a Catholic school, I tried out for football, and I didn't make it. It was the first time, athletically, that I was knocked down.