“It doesn’t matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace – I’d play anywhere.”

I don’t think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship.

I was an idiot when I was a kid.

I’m focused on the task that lies ahead for us.

He is a fool who only sees the mischiefs that are past.

I’ve pretty much done all I can here and, you know, God will carry me the rest of the way, so I’m pretty comfortable with that.

If I panic, everyone else panics.

I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.

The guy said NBA players are one in a million, I said, ‘Man, look, I’m going to be that one in a million.

I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.

If you want to make history, you have to do historic things.

When you start training camp, you’re building the tools necessary to win a championship. You have to have the patience.

I was probably born a scorer, but I was made a winner. Whatever works, whatever wins championships, wins games, that’s what I do.

I don’t talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular.

You want a CEO that understands they need to build a team around them that’s sharper and smarter than they are.

What people see on court is another side of me; it’s not me.

There is power in understanding the journey of others to help create your own.

If I panic, everyone else panics.

I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.

Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts.