The bigger your head, the easier to fill your shoes.

Kobe was hell-bent on surpassing Jordan as the greatest player in the game. His obsession with Michael was striking. When we played in Chicago that season, I orchestrated a meeting between the two of them, thinking that Michael might help shift Kobe’s attitude toward selfless teamwork. After they shook hands, the first words out of Kobe’s mouth were, ‘You know I can kick your ass one on one.’

You're only a success for the moment that you complete a successful act.

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

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

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

I always tell the players, "We are in the business that's very much like a marathon race only we're gonna be doing it for 260-something days or so." And the race is something you get ready to do. There's gonna be some trial inside of there, but you put yourself through it because ultimately it brings a lot of meaning to your life, it gives a lot of energy to what you're doing.