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.

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.

Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him

That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on.

The team that trusts-their leader and each other-is more likely to be successful.

Throughout the season, I look into my players eyes to gauge feelings, confidence levels, and to establish instant trust.

In developing teams, I don't believe in rules. I believe in standards. Rules don't promote teamwork, standards do