As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.
Any coach worth his salt will take a look at that and say, 'I'll take my chances with that'
On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable
We can talk about the value of sportsmanship on one hand, and on the other hand, the leading shots, highlights. . . you see every night are the outrageous and unsportsmanlike, so I think there is a double standard here. On the one hand, we complain about it, on the other hand it's the first thing you see every night.
Everyone is more focused on presenting the best that the league has to offer, rather than the worst.
I didn't so much think I needed to address the shooting need. What we needed was somebody who could come in and play the two-three (shooting guard-small forward) spot. If he could've been a pure shooter, great. But if not, we still needed somebody to give us minutes there. I like the guys we've got.
I think the (brawl) made the league and the players more conscious of our responsibility to the public.
"The root of joy is gratefulness. "
You can find people who have discovered the fact that it's really helping people, it's really being compassionate toward other human beings that makes you happy, that gives you a spiritual fulfillment - a kind of fulfillment that goes way beyond anything you can buy.
When I was a child, kids used to make fun of me because I was blind. But I just became more curious, 'How can I climb this tree and get an apple for this girl?' That's what mattered to me.
We are lucky, even the worst of us, for daylight comes.