I think the most rewarding part of the job, and I think most coaches would say it, is practice. If you have it, a very good practice in which you have 12 guys participate, and they can really get something out of it, lose themselves in practice.

The real value in everything you do is in the details.

Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as one.

I will have Derek Fisher wear all 5 of his rings the first time he comes in to talk to Carmelo.

I gave it my body and mind, but I have kept my soul.

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.

I know what it takes to be a coach. I've gone through that. I think I came up short my last season. Lots of things were happening physically to me, and emotionally, perhaps mentally, too. I thought it was time to tend to more important things, like health and like family. I still enjoy that, and I don't think I have any need to go back to coach.