Basketball is sharing.

Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. If someone drops a note, someone else must step into the vacuum and drive the beat that sustains the team.

The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.

Before a vision (dream) can become a reality, it must be owned by every member of the group.

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

I don't believe in curfews, because you can't treat men like they were boys without forfeiting a certain level of trust.

What moves me is watching young men bond together and tap into the magic that arises when they focus with their whole heart and soul on something greater than themselves. Once you've experienced that, it's something you never forget.