The road to freedom is a beautiful system

I won't coach this team next year if he is still here. He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this kid.

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.

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. Of course, it's no accident that things are more likely to go your way when you stop worrying about whether you're going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what's happening right this moment.

Remember, Team, surrender the me for the we.

No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins.