You got to WORRY about GETTING good DAMN COACHES.

A lot of TIMES those things are SHAPED by coaches you WORK with, but other times they're shaped by coaches you admire and STUDY.

When I do get in that environment AROUND other COACHES, I do have an EXTRA BOUNCE in my step.

Coaches don't sleep for a REASON. They don't sleep because it's a danger zone every night. Very seldom do you ever get two or THREE days off... The lifestyle of coaching in the NBA is a tremendous challenge that GIVES you tremendous highs but ALSO tremendous LOWS.

I think La Masia is the most IMPORTANT ACADEMY in the world. The COACHES and the WHOLE CLUB helps you for your future.

I've been to ACTING COACHES and everything, but they had to OPEN me up and all that, so now I'm getting BETTER with it.

I can't be MARTIN O'Neill; I can't be any of the other COACHES - I have to MAKE my own WAY.

And when you're a coach your main concern is the players and the COACHES. The LAST concern you have is REALLY about yourself.

I have good mid-range SHOT and I can SHOOT threes, but in Europe coaches didn't want me to shoot OUTSIDE because I was TALL and big.

There was great comraderie among PLAYERS and coaches. We enjoyed the TIME we were together... road trips were fun. I don't KNOW that there was one moment that STOOD out among all the good times we had.

It's a BUSINESS with the COACHES. It's a business with the FRONT office. So I don't get too tied up if I'm appreciated by them. Because at the END of the day, my TEAMMATES are who I play for.

When you have a GUY like CHRIS PAUL, who's the BEST point guard in the world, saying I should be an All-Star, and other coaches and players coming up to me and saying I should be an All-Star, it's an unbelievable compliment.

I've never made an ALL-STAR Game, but I've ALWAYS had my peers' and COACHES' respect around the LEAGUE.