Top 108 Quotes & Sayings by Erik Spoelstra
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Last updated on December 25, 2024.
Sometimes, you have a hunch and then you find numbers that substantiate that, it makes either the staff or the players say, 'OK, let's fix that.'
When you get into the playoffs, there become a lot of different storylines. But it's all about putting together a team that competes for a title.
Sometimes things don't happen on your timetable.
It's really a shame for the coaching profession that it's so volatile.
League-wide, 99 percent of the rumors are just way off base.
I've never really been a barbecue guy.
I just hate this term of 'essential' staff, and 'non-essential' staff.
You obviously have to build a culture, a foundation. You must build the right talent however you do it. Then you have to build the systems and the habits.
We're not above a Game 7. We're not above competition.
I've always been a takeout, order-out guy.
When you work for Pat Riley, you're not just putting your hands on the basket and hanging out during practice. He puts you in positions where you have to coach. You have to be enthusiastic and fierce with your preparation and work ethic.
Simplicity is often one of the greatest strengths.
If you're a competitor, this is what you want. You want all of the games to have meaning, context and to be the best competition.
It doesn't matter whether you're a former player or you come up through the video room, whether you come from college. You have to earn that trust from NBA players every day.
We're always trying to evolve and find more efficient ways, more fluent ways to evaluate our players, evaluate our opponent and evaluate our prospects.
I'm a product of Pat Riley and his culture.
When things that normally work aren't working, you have to go to something else.
I have to be true to myself, and that's what I know for sure. I can't try to be anybody else.
It's always easier to sacrifice when you're not the one who has to do it.
In my mind, this is an 'and,' it's not 'either' 'or' or 'but.' Yeah, you can feel a certain way about honoring the flag and the country, and feel that there needs to be some significant changes in the system, regarding racial inequalities.
South Floridians, we can relate to storms where you just brace and hold your breath and even when you're holding your breath you know the worst is coming.
Zones are easier just to throw out there and you don't have to really teach it.
Painful experiences can be the most powerful teacher.
The more that we've tried to think conventionally in terms of guys playing just a specific position, it restricted us a little bit.
I only knew that I didn't like the AAU culture. I knew that if I had a chance someday, that I would love to be able to, even if it was a small drop in a bucket, to be able to change the culture and be a part of a positive change.
Everybody overestimates what you can do in a day and underestimates what you can do in months of work.
I have too many to count. Put it this way, I rival my wife with the amount of shoes she has in Jordans.
Basketball is a beautiful game and it's afforded all of us in this profession so many things. To give back any time we can is gratifying.
I really find comfort in watching film and obtaining knowledge and I use statistics and computer generated stuff to help me get those stats. That was probably a result of my father's influence on me at a young age.
So much of this league is just about alignment. Who cares what you believe in, who cares what your culture is, can you get a group of people that are aligned?
Yes, there's more access to film than when I first came into the league, but because of it there's a desire to see more and study more and cover more.
Dwyane is just sensational. Look, he has all the qualities of a champion, of a winner, of a Hall of Fame player and talent, but his humanity, empathy and his ability to articulate his feelings separates him from everybody else.
By the time you get to the conference finals, you can't hide. It's not like your opponent is going to be experienced on how to try to exploit you. You have to have the right kind of habits and hopefully have been tested enough in those habits... to be able to still get to your identity.
We've watched 'Beauty and the Beast' at least 30 to 35 times, 'Moana,' 'Despicable Me' - '1,' '2' and '3' - all of these multiple times.
The unified message in this fight against systemic racism and racial inequality is something that our entire Association is united to fight against.
I think what we focus on is every game is a different challenge, and you have to find ways to put yourself in position to win, and you have to have a resourcefulness, and it's not always going to go according to play.
Some people might think they need to venture out on their own to create their own image. I do not have any of those kind of feelings.
Competition matters.
Family keeps you very grounded.
It's a treasure to be part of a Game 7 against a worthy opponent.
It's never easy to compete for a title.
I've always loved Air Jordans. My favorite one was the Air Jordan No. 1 with the black front. What's ironic about that is I don't own a pair of those. I probably have countless pairs but they're my favorite ones. I had the poster in my room. Those are my favorite Jordan shoes of all time. I've just never bought them for myself.
We don't teach player development in that way, to be able to try to trick the officials or make sounds or jerk your head back.
I hate this quality, but I can go to dark levels when we lose. It's not a panic attack, but there's anxiety. I'm inconsolable. I'm a train wreck. I'm being myself. Then I get this crazy, intense focus, where I get desperate not to be embarrassed again. That dark spot is what I tap into. Creativity comes from there.
I think it's gonna take a sincere empathy and compassion for people of all races, to really reflect and process on the true history of the black community in this country. The history has been filled with incredible oppression and we really have to acknowledge that, to start to change the lens of how we see true equality.
When my grandfather was a journalist for the Detroit Tigers, he dressed the part. I mention it always to our local media: sport coat, tie, very professional and a nice cap on his head. And they also developed very close friendships with the players and staff traveling.
If you're only focusing on yourself, then you're not going to help the team.
I say it time and time again: You have to do things with force and speed and pace.
You don't have to be humbled to be humble.
I'm going to demand. I'm going to push and prod. And a lot of times, players don't know what is needed for a team to break through.
Really, the scheme is not going to win you a possession or even a game. You have to burn some calories and make some things happen.
You can't stay who you are... Things change and you have to be able to adapt.
This league does teach you that it's inevitable that there's constant change, and you always have to continue to embrace change, adapt with change.
Success can be a horrible teacher.
I don't condemn fans for getting excited about possibilities.
It's not just about winning or losing, but to learn about teamwork, learn about sportsmanship, learn about discipline. The value of working together for a common goal. Have the emphasis on fundamentals, not just games.
Jimmy Butler embodies those qualities just like the Heat players of our great past have done before. Alonzo Mourning, Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem. He just embodies these qualities of professionalism, of work, of accountability, of being reliable. And he leads.
The reality is that luck does play a part of it. It does. Ultimately it's a make or miss league.
When I was a player I'd black out and shoot for hours.
Come on, if you lose, no one's going to be happy and nor should they be.
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