Don Nelson

“Sometimes you have to let them play through their mistakes.”

“You have to adapt to your personnel. You can't just have one system.”

“I don't care about stats. I care about wins.”

“I'm not a genius. I'm just a hard-working guy.”

“It's not about the X's and O's, it's about the Jimmys and Joes.”

“I was never afraid to try something new.”

“I've always been an offensive-minded coach.”

“The secret to coaching is to have the best players.”

“You can't be afraid to make a mistake. You can't be afraid to fail.”

“My job is to put the best five guys on the floor that are going to win the game.”

“Offense is not the problem. The problem is that we can't stop anybody.”

“That's the great thing about basketball: you can be the shortest guy on the court and still be the most important.”

“We played a different style, and it was fun.”

“We're going to shoot the ball, we're going to run, we're going to play hard, and we're going to have fun.”

“I don't have a lot of rules. I have a lot of expectations.”