People ask me if I’d permit fancy things, like dunks. Well, if they did dunk, it was with no fancy flair. No behind-the-back dribbles or passes unless necessary. If it was for show, you were on the bench.
Never let your emotions overrule your head.
Never allow anyone else to define your success.
Never complain about the officiating. It does no good. During the game I don’t want to be fighting two opponents.
When it’s over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best you were capable of? If yes, you will probably be ok with the outcome.
Success is mine when I work my hardest to become my best, and I alone determine whether I do so.
We can plan a roadtrip or a workday down to the last detail but the unexpected will always arise. If we are not malleable, we will get left behind.
Being your best when your best is needed. The ability to enjoy challenges when things become difficult and to derive exhilaration from them.
You can’t do anything about yesterday, and the only way to improve tomorrow is by what you do right now.
In spite of all that doctors know, and their studies never end, the best cure of all when spirits fall is a kind note from a friend.
Wisdom subdues bigotry.
With the experience to judge, one need not pre-judge.
I always talked to my players about today. It’s the only day that matters.
Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you. Focus all your effort on what is in your power to control.
You control the terms of the conflict. Make them play your game. Don’t try to play theirs.
I’m not afraid to die.
I never yelled at my players much. That would have been artificial stimulation, which doesn’t last very long. I think it’s like love and passion. Passion won’t last as long as love. When you are dependent on passion, you need more and more of it to make it work. It’s the same with yelling.
I grew up on a farm. We learned that there was a season to plant, a season to water, and season to harvest. The planting and watering could be laborious, but without those stages, there would never be a harvest.
Losing is only temporary and not encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.
All change may not be progress, but all progress is the result of change.