I never took a position we were going to be a good ball club. I took the position we were going to be a winning ball club.

The most important thing in coaching is communication. It's not what you say as much as what they absorb.

Take pride in what you do. The kind of pride I'm talking about is not the arrogant puffed-up kind; it's just the whole idea of caring - fiercely caring

They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the best.

Everyone is born with a certain potential. You may never achieve your full potential, but how close you come depends on how much you want to pay the price.

If you want to be a Champion, you've got to feel like one, you've got to act like one, you've got to look like one.

You don't win games as a coach during games. You win games as a coach before games. Players win during games, not coaches

The Boston Celtics are not a basketball team, they are a way of life.

The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.

Many, many times, the kids with the less talent become the better athletes because they're more dedicated to achieving their full potential.

I don't believe in statistics. There are too many factors that can't be measured. You can't measure a ballplayer's heart.

The only moral it is possible to draw from this story is that one should never throw the Q letter into a privet bush, but unfortunately there are times when it is unavoidable.

Fashion is about going ahead, not about memory.

When yellow lights struggle with blue shades in hairlike lines.

Check your ego at the door. The ego can be the great success inhibitor. It can kill opportunities, and it can kill success.

The customer is an object to be manipulated, not a concrete person whose aims the businessman is interested to satisfy.

All's well in the end, if you've only the patience to wait.

One of my favorite comedies is Three Amigos! Oh my gosh, me and my brother quote that all the time.

My favorite poets may not be your bread and butter. I have more favorite poems than favorite poets.

If men are really humble, they will realize that they discover, but do not create, truth.

I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.