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

Coaches are bridge builders. It's our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over.

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

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

The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today, people must understand why they're working hard. Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different.

Dreamers are not content with being mediocre.

Avoid cynical and negative people like the plague. They are killers of potential.