A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That’s how I want you to play.
The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it’s a whole new team.
With accomplishments comes confidence and with confidence comes belief. It has to be in that order.
I’m looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.
Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits.
You start developing a championship attitude by, first of all, telling kids that they are really good and that they have the potential to become better.
A leader has to show the face his team needs to see.
My hunger is not for success, it is for excellence. Because when you attain excellence, success just naturally follows.
Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.
Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication.
Our goal is not to win. It’s to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself.
Leaders show respect for people by giving them time.
If you have talent with teamwork, you’ve got a chance to be a championship team.
I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.
That’s what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that’s great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on.
You can’t defer if you’re the person who’s in the leadership position.
Growth creates complexity, which requires simplicity.
Don’t worry about losing. Think about winning.
Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated.
Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all members of the team.