Not everyone has a purpose.

People think I would never take on a team that has no legitimate chance to win a championship, This is one of the major misconceptions about me. Success can be measured in many different ways. . . . Either way, I would find the challenge invigorating.

When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

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.

I'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know.

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