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“Just, sometimes your faith and your feelings don't line up.”
“Unfortunately, everything we do, somebody is going to have a cell phone. And you've got to be careful.”
“We got to figure out or define what is a legal guarding position because there are times where he can move his hands out of the way, but it's hard to tell a guy what to do when somebody is running into you, you know what I mean? I don't know what a legal guarding position is at times.”
“We have to approach every game with a level of desperation and we can't look at the series numbers.”
“I just try to be authentic and speak from the heart. Sometimes it requires me to shut up and not say anything.”
“When everything happened to my family, my focus was just take care of my children. That led me to believe I might not ever be able to coach again, and I was cool with that.”
“I was so focused on winning and coaching; there were times players felt like I was really tough on them and hard on them. Now, I try to be more considerate with how I get my message across.”
“Well done is better than well said.”
“The music before the game, they're playing old-school music and it's right above your locker room and you're like, 'These people are crazy, man. This is pretty cool.' I'm sure it has an effect, but after a few minutes, it's just basketball.”
“When you've been quarantined so long and being in somewhat of a limited routine, it's good to have the gym to get back with your guys.”
“In life, and in basketball, if you lay the truth out there, people don't have to guess.”
“I've been blessed to coach alongside and play for some of the best coaches in the NBA, and consider it a privilege to once again be a head coach with an excellent organization like the Suns.”
“Craig Sager's amazing attitude was truly inspirational. He was a champion during his battle, fighting every day with grace and humor.”
“I was just trying to coach and that was the only thing I knew. Coach the team. I think for me, ten years later and a lot of life experiences later, I'm more aware of the partnership that has to take place.”
“The essence of my coaching is to serve.”
“So many reporters ask a lot of crazy questions. The answers to most of these questions are so obvious, but they ask them anyway just to see what kind of reaction they can get out of you.”
“I pray for those we have lost but more personally for those who have lost - the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and so many before you. I know how it feels to get that call that someone you love isn't coming home.”
“Everybody is beatable.”
“I think facts remove assumptions.”
“After you've had some life experiences and listened to people about their evaluations of you, especially people that you respect, you have no choice but to change.”