Stan Van Gundy

“I've been around a lot of great coaches in college and the NBA, and I knew Erik Spoelstra three months, and I told my wife, father, and brother that this guy is going to be a helluva coach.”

“Our founding fathers declared independence from Great Britain because they were dissatisfied with the laws and policies that they believed abridged their freedoms. Had they taken the stance that many want our professional athletes to take - to just shut up and honor your country no matter what - we would be living in British colonies.”

“It's what you do on the court. Talking's easy.”

“It's hard to be successful over the long term if you're not unified and there's not that synergy between coach and front office.”

“Our country was founded on protest. Otherwise, we would still be a colony of England.”

“The NCAA is one of the worst organizations - maybe the worst organization - in sports. They certainly don't care about the athlete.”

“Being twins goes way beyond my relationship with my brother. That's a lot deeper bond.”

“My dad coached 41 years, and I was always around coaches.”

“There are a lot of good coaches in this league, and there are a lot of good coaches out there.”

“Rondo's a great player, and most teams look at it that anytime you have a chance to get a great player, you do it.”

“I don't think anyone could be the next Dick Vitale. I mean that in a good way. More than an announcer, Dick is an ambassador for the game. Dick is in class by himself. Like what he does or not, what he has done to expand the popularity of college basketball is phenomenal.”

“Obviously, race is the elephant in the room, and we all understand that. Unless it is talked about constantly, it's not going to get better... people have to be made to feel uncomfortable, and especially white people, because we're comfortable. We still have no clue what being born white means.”

“Exacerbating the problem of mass incarceration is that, even after someone is released from prison, the stigma of a misdemeanor or felony conviction makes finding gainful employment difficult, if not impossible.”

“There's no such thing as a longtime Magic coach.”

“I was raised in a home where we grew up where we discussed issues. I've always been really politically aware. My wife and four kids are very aware. They make me more attuned to a lot of things I would not think about. Especially women's issues.”

“I couldn't throw, run, hit, or hit for power.”

“I take my job really, really seriously. I also take being a citizen very seriously.”

“Our country was founded on protest. If it was just shut up and honor your country no matter what, we'd still be flying the Union Jack. That's not what our founding fathers did. They didn't like what was going on, and they broke away and formed their own country.”

“Everybody tries to take a tragedy and turn it to their own political purposes, and it's both sides.”

“I think one of the most important things for a young player's development is that they understand that they will play when they deserve the right to play.”