The best part of basketball, for those people on the inside, is the bus going to the airport after you've won a game on an opponent's floor. It's been a very tough battle. And preferably, in the playoffs. And that feeling that you have, together as a group, having gone to an opponent's floor and won a very good victory, is as about as high as you can get.

A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly.

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.

Make your work your play and your play your work.

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

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

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