A biography for Monty Williamshasn’t been written yet.
“The one thing that Pop taught me was to be myself.”
“A lot of guys talk like they want to do it, and they think it would be cool to be in a nice suit on the sidelines, but I'm not afraid in dealing with the success and failures that goes with being a head coach.”
“It doesn't have to be stats all the time. Go dominate the game with force.”
“I get vested in my guys. I want to know who their family members are, I want to know their interests, I want to know what makes them tick. I want them to also know I care about the other side of them, their personal character and growth as men, because I think we all sharpen each other that way.”
“Doc Rivers kind of told me I'd be a head coach one day. I just kind of looked at him like he was nuts.”
“I learned a long time ago, it's my job to help guys in any area, whether it's on the court, off the court.”
“To some degree, it seems like around the country people are just living life like there is no virus. And that's scary.”
“I get how you have to marinate your bigs. They take longer.”
“As soon as you lose one game, you're going to deal with the criticism.”
“A lot of time, we get ourselves in trouble, especially people who have a microphone and start to talk about things we assume.”
“I don't have any bitterness in my heart, man.”
“We have an institutional problem with pervasive racism.”
“I tend to state the facts.”
“I try to be respectful.”
“The way I've always approached every situation is to not get too far ahead of myself.”
“I just hope that we get to a day where we all feel like we feel protected and served by our police force.”
“Every team goes through segments of the season where things get a bit loose, from time to time.”
“I think when people say stuff about you, you want to prove them wrong.”
“It's just life. You have to be able to get up, face your flaws, and just, whatever it is, a step, an inch, you just got to keep moving forward.”
“I hold the utmost respect and admiration for the coaches in this league, so to be recognized by my peers is an incredible honor.”