The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive.
If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.
Remember, Team, surrender the me for the we.
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there’s a lot more to basketball than basketball.
I think people forgot that there are still ways you can get the ball inside rather than just standing there and throwing the ball in. You have to have a system that makes all things work.
Your problems never cease, they just change.
He practiced against Kobe all of last year, so obviously it was sweet revenge for him. We deserved that. We didn’t know who he was, we gave him up to Charlotte, we had no idea how good a player he was.
Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.
Basketball is sharing.
Yes, victory is sweet, but it doesn’t necessarily make life any easier the next season or even the next day.
What moves me is watching young men bond together and tap into the magic that arises when they focus with their whole heart and soul on something greater than themselves. Once you’ve experienced that, it’s something you never forget.
My philosophy is that you can’t motivate players with speeches, you have motivated players that you draft. That’s where they come in and those are the guys that are competitive. You cannot teach competitiveness.
Make your work your play and your play your work.
I gave it my body and mind, but I have kept my soul.
Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as one.
The ideal way to win a championship is step by step.
If we can accept whatever hand we’ve been dealt – no matter how unwelcome – the way to proceed eventually becomes clear.
You’re only a success for the moment that you complete a successful act.
I think the most rewarding part of the job, and I think most coaches would say it, is practice. If you have it, a very good practice in which you have 12 guys participate, and they can really get something out of it, lose themselves in practice.
Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame.