If there's something left in me, it's better to go down fighting. You've got to have a bit of self-belief and confidence in yourself. I might know that I have only a little chance but I'm a good rider and I try to make it happen. You have to give luck a swift kick in the behind so it falls on your side. You have to make your own luck.
If you win two games, one game or three games, you can still say it's luck. But when you win a championship over 18 games, it's not luck.
Honestly, for me, when the Pacers win a championship, I'll feel a little bit better.
I believe I've accomplished my goals of trying to get better every year, and a little bit of that, a little bit of luck, a little bit of everything just falls in place, and you end up on top.
I know all too well what it takes to have a hit: A little bit of luck, a little bit of work, a little bit of talent.
Every time we play, we want to win, that's for sure. It may be the World Championship, the Olympics, the NBA Championship or the South American Championship, but we always want to win.
The goal is to win a championship. Every team enters the season with the goal to win the championship, but realistically, there are five or six teams with a realistic shot at winning a championship.
I honestly thought I was going to win a major championship quicker than what I did, but it clearly took a little bit longer than expected.
When I started 70 odd years ago I was told that to be a success you've got to have talent, personality and luck. I've had 99.9 percent luck and the other miniscule percentage would be having had the luck to have a little bit of talent, being able to stand upright and that's it. It's all luck.
We have a dance in bounce music called 'exercising' where you just open your legs and shake your butt a little bit from side to side.
We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the past. We focus on the present.
I play basketball to win a championship. That championship is everything to me. And that's what gets people to buy in to your brand - being a winner.
I play basketball to win a championship. That championship is everything to me. And thats what gets people to buy in to your brand - being a winner.
Our goal is to win the conference championship and go to the playoff and win the national championship and we recruit with that attitude.
Most of us don't look at investment in a win-win situation. You have to give in a little bit; you have to take a little bit. Most feel everything has to be rinsed out for closing of the transaction.
My eventual goal is to win a championship. And before I retire, I just want to win a championship. That's it.