The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness.

Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.

It is the ultimate honor for a coach to be his country's coach.

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

The best teams are team in any sport that lose themselves in the team. The individuals lose their identity. And their identities come about as a result of being in the team first.

The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions. Not me. I don't want to be a manager or a dictator. I want to be a leader-and leadership is ongoing, adjustable, flexible, and dynamic. As such, leaders have to maintain a certain amount of discretion

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.