I think the most important thing I thought is, I thought about recruiting and what we need in recruiting.

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?

Life is a manifestation of the unified field of consciousness. Colors, beauty, pleasure and pain are its songs of creation.

There are so many words in our language

The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.--The Fruit Hunters

What are the chances that of all 1.59629 quadrillion square feet of physical land on planet Earth, three major world religions are literally fighting over one single rock?

I've never thought my speeches were too long I've rather enjoyed them.

National boundaries these days are not that important because of transformative technological development. Now we are talking about the fourth industrial revolution.

When I need to relax, I love to go to the movies or watch a good TV series. I also practice a lot of sport, mostly tennis and swimming.

I sing and dance. That's my job.

You may be surprised to discover you're rich, especially if you're broke.

People have a reservoir of talent worth discovering. They just have to be given the opportunity to discover it in themselves