The key is not the "will to win" . . . everybody has that. It is the will to prepare read more

The key is not the "will to win" . . . everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.

You can't win if you don't play as a unit.

You can't win if you don't play as a unit.

Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond.

Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond.

You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches read more

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in and I've been shooting it ever since.

What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.

What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.

Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense read more

Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.