Society is fast - fast food, fast cars, fast everything.
Either you change with the times or you get rolled over.
LeBron James has proven he can lead by example. My wish for LeBron is to understand the following: He's an exceptional leader because he leads by example. The next step on the road to Legend, which he's already on, is to trust he's the best player in the best system anywhere in basketball.
Jordan had phenomenal talent. He had phenomenal understanding. But he also had a mentality that I haven't seen. He had a sense of urgency every time he stepped on the floor.
Having a mentor gives someone a huge advantage in life.
It takes an inner strength to succeed.
I have pride, and my pride won't allow me to accept losing by 30 points four games in a row.
Individual success comes as a result of team success.
One thing I can say about Michael Jordan, nothing was going to deny him to achieve what he wanted to achieve. That includes the Bulls' front office, the league, or whomever. The man just had an undeniable spirit about himself.
Whether you're playing sports, starting a business or anything else in life, you need to identify your talents. Your responsibility is to find what you do better than anyone else. Once you identify what that is, you need to put yourself in the best position to succeed.
To me, that's the brilliance of Michael Jordan. He was an incredible, amazing individual player who matched his talents to the team, matched the team's talents to him, and he lived in the middle of those extremes. I don't know how you do that.
If I could do anything, I'd ride horses all day.
Greatness is empowered in a system where you pass the ball, not pound it.
I just go out there and play and work hard.
The more time you play, the more confidence you get. The more confidence you get, you get a little success.
When I played, I would never, ever try to run Reggie Miller off the line because I knew Reggie. If I ran at him, and I was trying to run him off the line, I was going to get kicked.
If your best players are taking a shortcut, they're going to have problems holding everyone else accountable and responsible.
Who says a center can't make the pass into the post? Michael Jordan, effectively, was a post player and you saw with the championship teams players able to do multiple things.
Jordan never stepped out on the court to have a good time. He stepped out there to establish that he was the best.
Tremendous teammate, that's what comes to mind when I think of Scottie Pippen. He was a very caring teammate who was always concerned about the team. The way he played and expressed himself on the floor exemplified who he was as a player.
