The ideal way to win a championship is step by step.

Basketball is sharing.

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

And yet as a coach, I know that being fixated on winning (or more likely, not losing) is counterproductive, especially when it causes you to lose control of your emotions. What’s more, obsessing about winning is a loser’s game: 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.

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

I gave it my body and mind, but I have kept my soul.

I know what it takes to be a coach. I've gone through that. I think I came up short my last season. Lots of things were happening physically to me, and emotionally, perhaps mentally, too. I thought it was time to tend to more important things, like health and like family. I still enjoy that, and I don't think I have any need to go back to coach.