Mark Jackson

“I think everybody can be rehabilitated.”

“I played with great players, but I was the leader on the floor and the key thing in my mind is that I was never afraid to be.”

“I believe that me being the head coach of the Golden State Warriors is an assignment from God.”

“I've always been a guy that had relationships, built relationships.”

“I would like to go straight into being a head coach. When that day comes I'll be ready for it. No sense in learning from a head coach as an assistant. Playing under the great coaches I've played under, I did what I would do as an assistant anyway, so it would be, not a waste, but it's not an ideal situation for me.”

“I think in any relationship there has to be a give and take.”

“If I'm coaching a team that has the ability to post up, I'm going to take advantage of the size in the post.”

“What I'm trying to do is be the best at what I'm doing.”

“I never proclaimed to be perfect, and I don't justify a mistake that I made. You own it.”

“In this league, when you're competing and teams are getting after it and you're jockeying for playoff position in your same division, it makes it exciting.”

“I think at the end of the day Jason Kidd is an all-time great player who I've got a lot of respect for.”

“You cannot disrespect the caterpillar, while raving about the butterfly.”

“I say this as humbly as I can, but I was a leader at birth and have been one everywhere I've been.”

“There are so many guys that can't transfer their street game to the NBA.”

“I always thought that it wasn't fair when people say, 'Well, you can't be a friend to your players and be a disciplinarian or hold them accountable.' That's not true.”

“Donnie Walsh, a heck of a basketball mind and a guy that I had tremendous respect for, gave me an opportunity and believed in me, and thought enough of me to consider me as far as the next coach for the Knicks. I'm honored that he thought that much of me.”

“I've stolen from all the great ones I've had the privilege of playing for.”

“Believe me, had I never coached a minute in my life, I would've been fine.”

“Whatever it is, I trust God and I believe it'll work out.”

“I never got it, even as a player, how a coach can cuss a player out or disrespect him and I'm a grown man with a wife and kids. But I'm out of line if I do the same thing to you? You can make the point just by talking to me.”