There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride. I like to think of each as a separate finger on the fist. Any one individually is important. But all of them together are unbeatable

Whatever a leader does now sets up what he does later. And there's always a later.

Don't worry about losing. Think about winning.

When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to become a priest.

The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.

If the only reason I coached was to win basketball games, my life would be pretty shallow

People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in a situation where they feel that they are doing something for the greater good.