Set higher standards for your own performance than anyone else around you, and your only competition will be with yourself

It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.

Inferior guards play on the sidelines and great guards play in the middle. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle

Live in the precious present.

Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.

Set higher standards for you own performance than anyone around you, and it won't matter whether you have a tough boss or an easy one. It won't matter whether the competition is pushing you hard, because you'll be competing with yourself.

I learned quickly that motivating people would be the most important responsibility of my career.