It takes a number of critical factors to win an NBA championship, including the right mix of talent, creativity, intelligence, toughness, and of course, luck. But if a team doesn’t have the most essential ingredient - love - none of those other factors matter.

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

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

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

My accountant tells me I can't be a California resident anymore. I spend too much of my time in New York.

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.

I'm a sports-watcher. I played football and baseball, coached baseball. So I watch those things.