“It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.”

Never mistake activity for achievement.

I think you have to be what you are. Don’t try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.

A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.

Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

Young people need models, not critics.

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.

If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.

Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.