Aside from an intervention, which I don't think is on anybody's mind, Iraq is going to have defend for itself.

Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win.

Don't ever have a rule that you won't enforce with your best player.

To change a team you must change their comfort zone.

I was taught by teachers, and if it's one thing I have it's a basketball mind and I try to pass it on and pay it forward.

When your teammate looks you in the eye and holds you accountable, that's the greatest kind of leadership there is

I've always said you have to go through a lot of heartache in life to feel joy.

We've got to get our fans back. We've got to start winning and get our fans excited about the 76ers again... We're selling hope. This is about hope. We have hope that we have a chance to be good.

I think that Paul Gasol is the most skilled big man in the NBA today with his ability to post on either block, the way he runs the floor, and the way he can shoot the mid-range jump shot.

Boston is a very proud franchise. The NBA misses them when they are not in the mix. They, along with teams like the Knicks and 76ers are a big part of the heart, soul and history of the league.

You don't want to be down 2-0 in a series. It's always important to try and get one on the opponent's home court. It makes your job at home easier.

Be positive in your thoughts, passionate in your words and purposeful in your actions. Clean thoughts, Cool words and Clear actions are the impressions that appeal to success.

But life isn't really about just geting by. Right when you've lulled yourself into a false sense of security, it likes to throw in a plot twist. Keep you on your toes.

As soon as white folks say a play's good, the theater is jammed with blacks and whites.

Observe this dew-drenched rose of Tyrian gardens A rose today. But you will ask in vain Tomorrow what it is; and yesterday It was the dust, the sunshine, and the rains.

A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question. Civilization itself is a certain sane balance of values.

Thirteen years I took on this last book.

I am in fact, a hobbit in all but size

History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.

In this springtime of hope, some lights seem eternal; America's is.

I knew that it wouldn’t last. It was just a moment, a perfect moment, as time stood still and fleetingly everything fell back into its proper place.