We don't want to keep talking about 'potential.' That word is the most dangerous word in professional sports.

Sid Lowe is someone I respect in the league. Knows the game, knows how to teach, great teacher.

Sean Sweeney is a defensive guy that did a great job with Milwaukee.

I talk to a lot of European coaches. I got friends over there that I steal stuff from, talk to, maybe have them look at what we're doing and say, 'Hey, what would you do differently?'

There's no disrespect in playing in the G League.

I'm a firm believer in young, old, tall, short, doesn't matter. Basketball is basketball. It's the way you approach it.

The only way young players learn how to get better is by playing or get the experience is by playing and getting out there and doing it.

When I first became a head coach, even back in Minnesota, I'm going to go with the known and leave the unknown alone.

There's nothing that can teach you about the playoffs besides going through it.

You can't surprise LeBron any more. He's such a smart player. His intellect has caught up with his athletic ability.

When it comes to playoff time, the game slows down, the offense slows down and you've got to be able to get stops.

You can't have mental breakdowns defensively because teams like Golden State and Cleveland will make you pay dearly.

To go from the middle to the top is one of the most difficult things you can do in sports.

Watching a guy go from not having ever played an NBA game before to growing up and developing into an All-Star player, that's probably the most rewarding thing that you can do as a coach.

I knew I was going to have to work my way back to coaching in the States, and I had a job offer here before I went to Japan, but I thought it was the right thing to get away. I had some friends over there.

The consistency of the game calls, I've been on both sides of it. I've been where the whistle has been in favor of you.

My grandfather Urey was my hero. He worked three jobs. He had a dry cleaner's factory job in the day and a dry cleaner's factory job at night and when that was done with that, he mopped floors in a restaurant.

My grandparents taught me about hard work, about fear of failure.

To me, 60 isn't old. It's a blessing to have my health. I still feel like I'm in my 30s or 40s.

In Minnesota, we were caught between rebuilding or trying to continue to build around Kevin Garnett. I got caught right in the middle of that. KG was at an age where he was a good player, but he couldn't carry a team anymore. I think my inexperience as far as being a head coach hurt me there.

As you get older, as a father, you hope your kids can make that kind of impression on somebody who will say, 'Hey, here's a guy that you want, a guy of character, got his head tied on right, a good student, a good basketball player,' whatever it is.

Basketball is like society - you're going to have good and bad.

It's very difficult to overtly do it. But I try to live my life consistently as a man and as a father.

I think the basketball gods will get you every time if you start trying to mess with the game. You've got to take what the schedule gives you, or who the standings give you.

That's the problem with our industry: patience. People want instant NBA stars, and that's not going to happen.

All winners are edgy. Guys that are pushing themselves are edgy. It's the old saying we have in Kentucky: I'd rather have a guy I have to say whoa to, than giddyup.

For someone to believe in you, that's all you want as a player and as a coach.

When I first got to Toronto, we were last in defense, 20-something in offense, we were the laughing stock in the Eastern Conference.

I remember going with my grandmother to the houses she cleaned when I was little, and I would have to stay down in the basement while she cleaned, and then we walked back home together.

We were poor and lived modestly, but we always had food on the table.

I look back and see what life could have been if I hadn't applied myself in basketball, and I'm really thankful for every experience I've had.

I tried to listen to way too many voices in my first stint as a head coach. The second time around, I know what I want and how I want to do it.

To be honored by your peers is incredibly gratifying and I am so thankful to my colleagues across the league for this recognition. I'm also grateful to the talented and dedicated coaching staff I work with every day in Toronto. To be recognized with an award that bears Michael H. Goldberg's name is very special.

KeyArena was rocking, loud. The Finals in '96, I thought that was loud.

Fred VanVleet's story - here's a kid who's not very fast, not very tall, undrafted, had every excuse to not make it big and here he is and he's gonna be one of the top free agents.

Fifty-four years ago, I was an 8-year-old boy living in rural Kentucky when the schools were desegregated. I walked into a white school where I was not wanted nor welcomed.

I understand the outrage because it seems the list continues to grow: Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd. The injustices continue to mount and nothing seems to be changing.

I'm ready to roll 24/7.

I can hold my head high for what we built in Toronto.

I never want to hurt a player but being physical is different. Body to body.

Freedom of movement, which is a great rule, doesn't mean freedom to go to the rim for a layup or freedom to take any shot you want to take or me going in there and not playing through contact.

You always take rest over rust in the playoffs.

In my mind, LeBron James is the best player in the league.

Now you've been in the playoffs once, you know what it tastes like, you know what it feels like. You know, going through the season when Coach is preaching physicality, how hard you gotta play, how you gotta take care of the ball, why he's saying that. Because all that comes into play in playoff basketball.

I love Drake.

I believe dancing is the best stress reliever.

Believe in yourself, listen to your gut, and do what you love.

My parents always told me, 'Do what you love because that is what you will do well in.' They told me to make sure that you are happy.

I always saw candy as art.

My favorite genre is definitely romantic comedy. I love 'When Harry Met Sally.'