If we can accept whatever hand we've been dealt - no matter how unwelcome - the way to proceed eventually becomes clear.

I care about systematically playing basketball. If the spacing isn't right, if guys are standing on top of each other, if there aren't lanes to be provided, or rebounders available to offensively rebound the ball, or we don't have defensive balance when a shot goes up, all of these things are fundamental basketball. I follow it.

If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.

My job as a coach was to make something meaningful out of one of the most mundane activities on the planet: playing pro basketball.

An acrobatic dunk will make it onto Sports Center. A simple, unspectacular bounce pass in the rhythm of the offense will not. System basketball has been replaced by players who want to be the system.

Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.

Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It's about mastering the art of letting go.