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

I won't coach this team next year if he is still here. He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this kid.

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

Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.

Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no greater authority figure on a team than the coach. Needless to say, in today's warped, self-indulgent climate, too many players couldn't care less about appeasing the coach.

I'm a sports-watcher. I played football and baseball, coached baseball. So I watch those things.

Yes, victory is sweet, but it doesn't necessarily make life any easier the next season or even the next day.