Wisdom Is Always An Overmatch For Strength.

There's A Term, Agape, You Hear Used A Lot With Charismatic Religious Groups, That It's This More Pure Love Of Caring, Of Sharing Of Concern And Understanding. I Think Players And Teams Have To Come To That At Some Point In The Season To Become Successful. Maybe Not "personal Friends," But They Become Teammates At The Highest Level Of That Term.

No One Plays This Or Any Game Perfectly. It's The Guy Who Recovers From His Mistakes Who Wins.

Basketball Is A Great Mystery. You Can Do Everything Right. You Can Have The Perfect Mix Of Talent And The Best System Of Offense In The Game. You Can Devise A Foolproof Defensive Strategy And Prepare Your Players For Every Possible Eventuality. But If The Players Don’t Have A Sense Of Oneness As A Group, Your Efforts Won’t Pay Off. And The Bond That Unites A Team Can Be So Fragile, So Elusive.

When The Mind Is Allowed To Relax, Inspiration Often Follows.

I Probably Would Have No Capability Of Absorbing A 60-defeat Season As A Coach. It Would Be A Foreign Experience. My Whole Career, Even As A Player, Has Been On Winning Basketball Clubs And It Just Seems To Have Been A Part Of The Make-up Of What’s Been Given Me. That’s What I’ve Been Given And That’s What I’ve Had To Deal With. Some People Can Make Fun Of It Or Some People Can Have A Good Time With It, Or Some People Can Resent It. It’s Just What It Is.