In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way.

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

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

Your problems never cease, they just change.

I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.

Basketball is a great mystery. You can do everything right. You can have the perfect mix of talent and the best system of offense in the game. You can devise a foolproof defensive strategy and prepare your players for every possible eventuality. But if the players don’t have a sense of oneness as a group, your efforts won’t pay off. And the bond that unites a team can be so fragile, so elusive.

I think people forgot that there are still ways you can get the ball inside rather than just standing there and throwing the ball in. You have to have a system that makes all things work.