Prepare for every game like you just lost your last game.
You must have your player's heads and hearts before they will do anything for you
Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.
I'm not gonna be bad at anything, and I want to actually be the best at anything I'm doing. So if I'm playing basketball, if I'm taking the SATs, like, there's a competitive spirit behind it. With production, it's the same thing.
Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass.
Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win.
I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball.
Basketball is a game that gives you every chance to be great, and puts every pressure on you to prove that you haven't got what it takes. It never takes away the chance, and it never eases up on the pressure.
He credited his teammates, who he thanked in turn, with challenging him every day and driving him forward and making him a better player.
In the end, the game comes down to one thing: man against man. May the best man win.
In football, there were drinks available everywhere you looked. On a golf tournament, you could find one free anywhere you wanted it. In tennis and NBA basketball, everybody had a hospitality suite, and so you could go there and load up if you wanted to.
The more things we can get kids to do correctly off the court, the more they will do correctly on the court.
I can never stop working hard. Each day I feel that I have to improve. Hardwork...Determination...I gotta keep pushing myself.
Players know how to dribble, shoot and pass. The challenge is to teach them why they should do it a certain way, and when they should do it.
Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team.
Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could've had.
You just stay patient, that's all.
Blending the talents of your team members is crucial to basketball success.
Criticize on defense and encourage on offense.
Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success.
If your bigs rim run at full speed it not only increases the potential for a quick layup, but opens up court for guards
When I went blind at 13, I realized that I wasn't going to be a good baseball or basketball player like I enjoyed before. It forced me to look beyond the obvious, to things that I could still do well.
Play the game with a smile.
Fatherhood will put a man through a lot, but it's a tremendous job, the best in the world - even better than playing basketball.
You can love me or you can hate me.
