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" I had a great relationship with Coach Nee. I liked Doc Sadler a lot. "

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" I love the game of basketball; I love coaching. The attention, being on TV, all that stuff, that's not what it's about for me. "

" I always get mad when guys make shots in the first quarter, second quarter, pumping their chest, and then the game on the line, they miss. So you're doing all that for no reason. "

" Coming from a small town of Mexico, Missouri, we got 11,000 people. Never seen a celebrity. "

" LeBron is like a coach. He is a coach on the floor. He has a great basketball IQ. "

" It's been one heck of a ride. I came into the league playing with Kobe and Shaq and for Phil Jackson. Playing with Jordan. And so, it just has been a blessing. I can't describe it any other way. "

" You work to make sure that, in the game, everybody knows where they're supposed to be at, and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But if you put them in a position to be successful, that's all you can ask for. "

" The Stepover definitely made me famous. The thing with Allen Iverson is, he made me. "

" With me, everybody I meet always has a clean slate. "

" I've been collecting jerseys and shoes my whole career. "

" I was just a young kid out of Mexico, Missouri, and then Kansas City, having an opportunity to play at the University of Nebraska, where I grew as a man. "

" I like to fly under the radar. I don't like my name in everything. "

" If you give all your effort and all the fight and all the heart you got, it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to win, and that's what's tough about sports. "

" If I tell you there's cheese on the moon, bring the crackers. "

" Look, they ridiculed Jesus Christ, so I'm certainly no exception. "

" I always like to stay even-keeled and just play the game the right way. "

" I won coach of the year at the ESPYs, but I didn't go to ESPYs. That's not me. I don't want the attention. "

" Things just always seem to happen and work out for me. "

" If you win as a unit, everybody gets credit for it. "

" I like cars and houses. I have three houses - in Atlanta, in Kansas City and Houston. "

" I'm not the type of guy who wants the credit. "

" When you're prepared, and you do the best you can do, and you put it out there on the floor, you've just got to live with the results. "

" I have seen every aspect of basketball that you can see as a player, and I think they can relate to that, and I can understand them. "

" My job as the associate head coach was to make sure the head coach has everything he needs. That's my job. Whatever he needs me to do and whatever I see fit to do to help the team win. "

" I know how loyal I was to Coach Blatt, and the people that know me understand that. I have no control over what people think. "

" I've started. I've come off the bench. I've not played. I've been on the worst team in the NBA. I've won championships. "

" I want to win, and I know I'm supposed to win, but I think the biggest thing for me is I have to do the best job I can do but then also enjoy it. "

" Being broke and poor - I mean, you grow up in the environment I grew up in, grew up hard and grew up poor. Your mom doesn't have a car until you make it to the NBA... no telephone. So, I mean, if you grow up like that, and you're able to make it to this level and be blessed the way I've been blessed, it's always great to give back. "

" You can tell a guy the truth, and they might hate you for that day, but they'll come back that night and text you, like, 'You know what? You were right.' I just think if you tell guys the truth, they can respect you more. "

" I hate being on TV, hate dealing with media on TV. All that stuff, I don't like that. "

" Without basketball, I wouldn't be me. I don't know where I would be at. "