(Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA players.

Good players want to be coached... Great players want to be told the truth

If you want to go quickly, go by yourself - if you want to go farther, go in a group.

How competitive can you be without losing your discipline?

Encourage 'random' picks on the ball because they cannot be scouted

Sometimes you will hate me because I will tell you the truth about your game. And the truth can hurt/humble you

I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots

Everybody likes each other until things get tough. Then you will find out what kind of team you have.

If you're not talking, you're not playing defense

Do you want to choose winning over standing out? It's a choice every player on every championship team has to do

I just think a guy that knows how to play when you put him on a good team, he can be really good.

Huge difference between being happy at will, and chasing euphoric moments as an escape. One doesn't cost a dime, the other will tax your soul.

Careers are developed one conversation at a time - over time.

JFK had a way of grabbing grandeur from mishap.

I'm a tough critic on myself.

Dale Earnhardt's opinion in the garage area is like God's to us.

I'm much more convinced that the hierarchy comes from the monarchy, and that the hierarchy stays apart from the oligarchy. So the oligarchy is hurtful to the majority in Bolivia.

During the fight my senses dim, and basically, I don't feel any pain.

The commendation of adversaries is the greatest triumph of a writer, because it never comes unless extorted.

I was not allowed to take notes but my friend and I memorised those two and a half pages. Most people talked to me because of the warning. They knew this book was not going to be the official line.

Lynda Carter, I think the reason I liked her was because she was so down to earth. Even though she was a big star and she was Miss America, she was very approachable.