If I'm Going To Coach The Players,

To Be A Successful Coach You Should Be And Look Prepared. You Must Be A Man Of Integrity. Never Break Your Word. Don't Have Two Sets Of Standards. Remember You Don't Handle Players-you Handle Pets. You Deal With Players. Stand Up For Your Players. Show Them You Care-on And Off The Court. Very Important-it's Not 'how' Or 'what' You Say But What They Absorb.

You See, In Sports You Have So Many Things That Aren't Expected. There's So Much Uncertainty. So When Players Find Themselves In A Situation Where Management Has A Great Deal Of Integrity And They Can Depend On My Word Or Anybody Else's Word In The Organization, They Feel Secure. And If The Players Feel Secure, They Don't Want To Leave Here. And If They Don't Want To Leave Here, They're Going To Do Everything They Can On The Court To Stay Here.

The Boston Celtics Are Not A Basketball Team, They Are A Way Of Life.

And I Have Been Very Blessed, Having Coached Some Of The Greatest That Have Ever Played The Game. But If I Had To Start A Team Today, The Greatest Player And The One Guy I Would Take Would Be Larry Bird.

Any Coach Needs Talent. You Start With Talent. Without Talent, We're All In The Soup.