“Joe's personal trainer was a blacktop court and a double rim."

“Eventually… it evolved to where everything mattered.”

“When you stop learning, you have to stop coaching.”

“There is no finish line. The finish line is we need to be a little better tomorrow than we are today.”

“The way the world defines success for you is like cotton candy. It evaporates quickly.”

Conflict is an essential part of high-performing teams.

“Culture is organic. It’s not a sign up in your building. It’s not a t-shirt that you wear.”

Interesting thoughts from Geno Auriemma on the difference between coaching in practice and on game day.

Every team has to deal with outside noise and distractions. Not dealing with them will not be productive. Address the situation directly. You won’t be able to eliminate the noise, but you can minimize the impact.

Smart stuff from Mark Pope

“He’s not swayed by conventional wisdom,” Spoelstra said. “He’s just a really unique, innovative thinker. He can get to a conclusion in such a more simple way than the majority of us would.”

“It’s not really what you know,” McCollum said. “It’s what they can comprehend and then execute.”

"I wasn't going to just rinse and repeat," Quinn said. "I didn't get fired because it was going great. So I said, 'OK, that's a call to order for me. What needs to change?' It wasn't about an ultimatum to myself, 'I have to do it.' It would've been easy not to do it for sure."

“Your legacy is your relationship with each other.”

Truly effective leaders are more concerned with being consistent than being popular.

I’ve always despised the “Kids these days…” narrative. I think we use it as an excuse as coaches.

The last lesson my father ever taught me.

Chris Beard talks about how he makes sure to connect with each one of his players every day.