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I love Drake.
I'm not a very materialistic person.
Growing up it was humble beginnings.
There is a rainbow at the end of the storm.
I go to bat with people that are loyal to me.
You always take rest over rust in the playoffs.
There's no disrespect in playing in the G League.
I can hold my head high for what we built in Toronto.
In my mind, LeBron James is the best player in the league.
Help me help you help yourself is kind of the motto I have.
I'm not a big car person. I'm not into lots of fancy things.
My wife was big in a lot of work in Toronto with charity work.
Basketball is like society - you're going to have good and bad.
I love watching players improve - even as a Little League coach.
My grandparents taught me about hard work, about fear of failure.
I have a favorite poem. From Rudyard Kipling. It's called 'L'Envoi.'
Make or miss, you still have to shoot the same shot with confidence.
Sean Sweeney is a defensive guy that did a great job with Milwaukee.
We were poor and lived modestly, but we always had food on the table.
KeyArena was rocking, loud. The Finals in '96, I thought that was loud.
There's nothing that can teach you about the playoffs besides going through it.
I have confidence in my manhood to be able to cry at a movie or at a wedding, too.
It irks me when I read the narrative that 'Dwane is salty.' I can't say anything right.
To go from the middle to the top is one of the most difficult things you can do in sports.
In fact I only had one sports jacket when I was in high school. It was all sneakers and tees.
Sid Lowe is someone I respect in the league. Knows the game, knows how to teach, great teacher.
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.
From a pure basketball standpoint, it's hard to say you wouldn't want Kawhi Leonard on your team.
It's very difficult to overtly do it. But I try to live my life consistently as a man and as a father.
In the NBA, it's wins and losses. You don't have to deal with some of the hypocrisy of college athletics.
We don't want to keep talking about 'potential.' That word is the most dangerous word in professional sports.
That's the problem with our industry: patience. People want instant NBA stars, and that's not going to happen.
The NBA made a big move to become more stylish and business-oriented a few years back, and it's made a big change.
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 surprise LeBron any more. He's such a smart player. His intellect has caught up with his athletic ability.
You can't have mental breakdowns defensively because teams like Golden State and Cleveland will make you pay dearly.
When I first became a head coach, even back in Minnesota, I'm going to go with the known and leave the unknown alone.
I'm a firm believer in young, old, tall, short, doesn't matter. Basketball is basketball. It's the way you approach it.
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.
That really makes you feel good when guys are using some of your terminology and some of your plays in a different country.
When I first got to Toronto, we were last in defense, 20-something in offense, we were the laughing stock in the Eastern Conference.
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.
I've seen Canada grow on so many different levels when it comes to basketball. The women's game is huge, so why not have a WNBA team here?
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.
The unwritten rule in college basketball is the black assistant goes and gets the black players. Don't worry about the X's and O's. Just recruit.
When I first became a head coach in Toronto, I was more of a dictator, wanted to do everything, all the development, defense, offense, whatever it was.
You can't allow yourself to get typecast as a recruiter, because that label sticks and carries. I fought it. I made myself learn the game and teach the game.
I'm quite sure there are other things that I could have done in life whether it's working for Humana, teaching in college, high school teacher. Coaching stuck.
Players want to get better with their skill set and 3-point shooting, ballhandling, their bodies, whatever it is, but everything starts with a sense of urgency.