Remember, Team, Surrender The Me

I Think The Most Important Thing About Coaching Is That You Have To Have A Sense Of Confidence About What You're Doing.

Basketball Is A Sport That Involves The Subtle Interweaving Of Players At Full Speed To The Point Where They Are Thinking And Moving As One.

I Think People Forgot That There Are Still Ways You Can Get The Ball Inside Rather Than Just Standing There And Throwing The Ball In. You Have To Have A System That Makes All Things Work.

I Know What It Takes To Be A Coach. I've Gone Through That. I Think I Came Up Short My Last Season. Lots Of Things Were Happening Physically To Me, And Emotionally, Perhaps Mentally, Too. I Thought It Was Time To Tend To More Important Things, Like Health And Like Family. I Still Enjoy That, And I Don't Think I Have Any Need To Go Back To Coach.

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.’