You have to make shots. That's the bottom line.

God doesn’t take things away to be cruel. He takes things away to make room for other things. He takes things away to lighten us. He takes things away so we can fly.

Here's how I'm going to beat you. I'm going to outwork you. That's it. That's all there is to it.

It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it.

You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive

Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.

No one feels strong when she examines her own weakness. But in facing weakness, you learn how much there is in you, and you find real strength.

I won 1,098 games, and eight national championships, and coached in four different decades. But what I see are not the numbers. I see their faces.

Discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work.

Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.

Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you're never wrong?

Our spiritual history is the history of God-ventriloquists! The truth is that the voice of God is the voice of cunning Man, the ventriloquist's voice!

Worry leads to weary.

Even if God had created us, He would never have admitted it.

I learnt years ago not to use logic to understand African politics.

Sin is not just breaking God's laws; it is breaking His heart.

Faith is not a conclusion you reach...it's a journey you live.

I met a young man who was wounded in love, I met another man who was wounded in hatred.

I was never without a book in my hand.

This question about Iraq has gotten personal.

Making shots counts, but not as much as the people who make them.