Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.
The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.
Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.
You can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough.
If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.
Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying “We work to become, not to acquire.”
Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.
If Shakespeare can compare all of life to a stage, maybe it’s not odd to believe that part of the play can take place on a basketball court.
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.
If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.
You got to have the killer instinct. If you do not have it, forget about basketball and go into social psychology or something. If you sometimes wonder if you’ve got it, you ain’t got it. No pussycats, please.
The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.