Place your attention 6 inches above your crown.
God is breathing in and out there.

Place your attention 6 inches above your crown.
God is breathing in and out there.

Don't do anything in practice that you wouldn't do in the game.

Don't do anything in practice that you wouldn't do in the game.

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in read more

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it's what you put into the practice.

It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it's what you put into the practice.

If my primary purpose here at Indiana is to go out and win ballgames, I can probably do that as read more

If my primary purpose here at Indiana is to go out and win ballgames, I can probably do that as well as anybody can. I would just cheat, get some money from alot of people around Indianapolis who want to run the operation that way, and just go out and get the best basketball players I can. Then we'd beat everybody.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.

I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you read more

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

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.