I think coaching is confused at times as being an arrow that only goes to a player. Those players send arrows back to you, and that’s where a relationship is developed. I don’t make a player, and a player doesn’t make me a coach. We make each other.

When you cleanse yourself of a big victory, you may open yourself up to the opportunity for an even bigger victory

Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.

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

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.

Playing sport was somewhat frivolous, but I liked it. I rebelled a little bit, and wouldn't go to music lessons and things like that, but I would go and play ball. My parents learned to love it because they saw how much I got out of it.

You start developing a championship attitude by, first of all, telling kids that they are really good and that they have the potential to become better.