If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.

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

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.

You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves

An acrobatic dunk will make it onto Sports Center. A simple, unspectacular bounce pass in the rhythm of the offense will not. System basketball has been replaced by players who want to be the system.

If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.

I'm not railing, 'This is inadequate' or 'This isn't right.' Just show me what will work.