If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.

Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.

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

I probably would have no capability of absorbing a 60-defeat season as a coach. It would be a foreign experience. My whole career, even as a player, has been on winning basketball clubs and it just seems to have been a part of the make-up of what’s been given me. That’s what I’ve been given and that’s what I’ve had to deal with. Some people can make fun of it or some people can have a good time with it, or some people can resent it. It’s just what it is.

I'm not railing, 'This is inadequate' or 'This isn't right.' Just show me what will work.

My philosophy is that you can't motivate players with speeches, you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they come in and those are the guys that are competitive. You cannot teach competitiveness.

The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive