My job as a coach was to make something meaningful out of one of the most mundane activities on the planet: playing pro basketball.

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.

You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves

I won't coach this team next year if he is still here. He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this kid.

No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins.

The most we can hope for is to create the best possible conditions for success, then let go of the outcome. The ride is a lot more fun that way.

Before a vision (dream) can become a reality, it must be owned by every member of the group.

Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It's about mastering the art of letting go.

The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.

There is no point to be alive if you live like a dead man

Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life.

I don't want a one-state solution. I want a sustainable, peaceful two-state solution, but for that circumstances have to change.

One always abandons something in retreat. Look at Napoleon at the Beresina! He abandoned his whole army.

I'd rather you didn't talk, but it's up to you.

You can't just draw a veil of secrecy when you are locking people up. You have to do at least the minimum, which is to acknowledge who you are holding.

Mel Gibson is a tremendously talented creative individual who, unfortunately, is also a conflicted personality. He himself would say that.

The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year's Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you're married to.

If you change the environment, you change the people.

Live through deeds of love, and let others live with tolerance for their unique intentions.