Tyronn Lue

“Great players, they always dig deep and have their will to win.”

“I've been collecting jerseys and shoes my whole career.”

“It's tough coming out of Nebraska, where you're the man and you have to score, to going to the guy that sets the team up and being a role player.”

“All I know is basketball, and I'm sure a lot of guys in the locker room, all they know is basketball. So, they have to enjoy it.”

“If I tell you there's cheese on the moon, bring the crackers.”

“My job as the associate head coach was to make sure the head coach has everything he needs. That's my job. Whatever he needs me to do and whatever I see fit to do to help the team win.”

“It's been one heck of a ride. I came into the league playing with Kobe and Shaq and for Phil Jackson. Playing with Jordan. And so, it just has been a blessing. I can't describe it any other way.”

“You work to make sure that, in the game, everybody knows where they're supposed to be at, and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But if you put them in a position to be successful, that's all you can ask for.”

“I don't like when people come out and say 'sources say' and this and that. Listen, if you can't put your name behind it, then don't say it. I don't believe in that.”

“If you give all your effort and all the fight and all the heart you got, it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to win, and that's what's tough about sports.”

“Being broke and poor - I mean, you grow up in the environment I grew up in, grew up hard and grew up poor. Your mom doesn't have a car until you make it to the NBA... no telephone. So, I mean, if you grow up like that, and you're able to make it to this level and be blessed the way I've been blessed, it's always great to give back.”

“I just can't put the pressure on of winning a championship, winning a championship, because then I'd never be able to sleep.”

“The Stepover definitely made me famous. The thing with Allen Iverson is, he made me.”

“I try not to be a typical athlete.”

“I like to fly under the radar. I don't like my name in everything.”

“Look, they ridiculed Jesus Christ, so I'm certainly no exception.”

“I've started. I've come off the bench. I've not played. I've been on the worst team in the NBA. I've won championships.”

“I always like to stay even-keeled and just play the game the right way.”

“I hate being on TV, hate dealing with media on TV. All that stuff, I don't like that.”

“Things just always seem to happen and work out for me.”