Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.

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

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

My philosophy is that you can't motivate players with speeches, you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they come in and those are the guys that are competitive. You cannot teach competitiveness.

Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

I'm not going to coach again. I've done my coaching, and I think I can put that aside.

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.