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.

Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.

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

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

The most we can hope for is to create the best possible conditions for success, then let go of the outcome. The ride is a lot more fun that way.

If you have a clear mind . . . you won't have to search for direction. Direction will come to you.

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