Coaching Is Salesmanship. Coaching Is Winning Players

He Practiced Against Kobe All Of Last Year, So Obviously It Was Sweet Revenge For Him. We Deserved That. We Didn't Know Who He Was, We Gave Him Up To Charlotte, We Had No Idea How Good A Player He Was.

There's A Term, Agape, You Hear Used A Lot With Charismatic Religious Groups, That It's This More Pure Love Of Caring, Of Sharing Of Concern And Understanding. I Think Players And Teams Have To Come To That At Some Point In The Season To Become Successful. Maybe Not "personal Friends," But They Become Teammates At The Highest Level Of That Term.

I Gave It My Body And Mind, But I Have Kept My Soul.

Your Problems Never Cease, They Just Change.

Kobe Was Hell-bent On Surpassing Jordan As The Greatest Player In The Game. His Obsession With Michael Was Striking. When We Played In Chicago That Season, I Orchestrated A Meeting Between The Two Of Them, Thinking That Michael Might Help Shift Kobe’s Attitude Toward Selfless Teamwork. After They Shook Hands, The First Words Out Of Kobe’s Mouth Were, ‘you Know I Can Kick Your Ass One On One.’