Change equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven't been before.

If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one

I think the only thing that I really thought about, I am always every year thinking about how I can get better, how my stuff can get better, how our team can improve.

You spend more of the game preparing to win in the final seconds. And that is what separates winners from losers.

A lot of kids just want to go play basketball, but they don't know to play and they don't have the skills to play. I think just the skill development right off and then play all you can, but don't sacrifice your skill development by just playing and not working on the specifics of the game.

There is always someone better than you. Whatever it is that you do for a living, chances are, you will run into a situation in which you are not as talented as the person next to you. That's when being a competitor can make a difference in your fortunes.

Group discipline produces a unified effort toward a common goal.