Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player.
If the only reason I coached was to win basketball games, my life would be pretty shallow.
Turning down the Lakers was tough, but it is always good to renew your vows to the loves of your life.
People have to be given the freedom to show the heart they possess. I think it’s a leader’s responsibility to provide that type of freedom. And I believe it can be done through relationships and family. Because if a team is a real family, it’s members want to show you their hearts.
Every leader needs to remember that a healthy respect for authority takes time to develop. It’s like building trust. You don’t instantly have trust, it has to be earned.
Mutual commitment helps overcome the fear of failure – especially when people are part of a team sharing and achieving goals. It also sets the stage for open dialogue and honest conversation.
Discipline is doing what you are supposed to do in the best possible manner at the time you are supposed to do it.
Sometimes it’s not bad to hurt. Sometimes you don’t want things until you get hurt. We got hurt today, let’s see what we do.
Throughout the season, I look into my players eyes to gauge feelings, confidence levels, and to establish instant trust.
Friendships, along with love, make life worth living.
If you set up an atmosphere of community and trust, it becomes a tradition. Older team members will establish your credibility with newer ones. Even if they don’t like everything about you, they’ll say, ‘He’s trustworthy, committed to us as a team.’
Embrace the hell out of personal responsibility.
I believe work is good. There is dignity in work. I also believe that a hard-work ethic forges strong leaders.
In putting together your standards, remember that it is essential to involve your entire team. Standards are not rules issued by the boss; they are a collective identity. Remember, standards are the things that you do all the time and the things for which you hold one another accountable.
Always get back to your core principles.
In leadership, there are no words more important than trust.
It is the ultimate honor for a coach to be his country’s coach.
Leadership is simple: Add value to people everyday.
There are always those times when you’re going to be down. It’s how you step through it that makes you the person you are.
A team is a fist-not five fingers.