Coaches who start listening to fans often wind up sitting next to them.

God doesn’t take things away to be cruel. He takes things away to make room for other things. He takes things away to lighten us. He takes things away so we can fly.

Here's how I'm going to beat you. I'm going to outwork you. That's it. That's all there is to it.

It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it.

You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive

Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.

No one feels strong when she examines her own weakness. But in facing weakness, you learn how much there is in you, and you find real strength.

I won 1,098 games, and eight national championships, and coached in four different decades. But what I see are not the numbers. I see their faces.

Discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work.

Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.

Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you're never wrong?

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.

Grateful people are happy people. The more things you are grateful for, the happier you will be.

He was religious, but had refrained from allowing his religious ideals to be obscured by a god.

Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.

Deadwood was a magical experience. It was an absolute culmination of everything Ive ever wanted to do as an actor as an artist, and I was enormously proud to have been involved with it.

Being a celebrity made me so uncomfortable that I would have preferred standing behind the amplifiers.

I thought instead of a good rule for survival on Wall Street: Never agree to anything proposed on someone else's boat or you'll regret in in the morning.

Freedom is not the permission to do what you like. It's the power to do what you ought.

The unique ability to take decisive action while maintainign focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.

So when you enjoy the beats, the rock music - maybe even toned down with an orchestra - you are enjoying the spirit of the black race. And that's what I emphasize to the students.