Masai Ujiri Quotes

How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win.

I'm so grateful to Ferguson. I think he's the best there's ever been, especially his squad management skills.

Man-management is my biggest asset, to help the players enjoy themselves and be better than they already are.

It's not enough to buy good players, one has to develop a team.

I want to feel the team is playing like I want. If not, why am I here?

You don't win with X's and O's. What you win with is people.

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.

My job is to give my team a chance to win.

There is still a big onus to be coached. I understand the best teams don't need a huge amount of coaching, but that's when a coach should decide not to do coaching.

All we do is sign great teams, and stay out of the way. The rest will take care of itself.

Selecting a strong team without giving the new captain appropriate time isn't possible.

A manager wins games in the winter when he picks his team.

When building a strong team, you need a strong leader.

You're coaching Kentucky - and you have a chance to change lives. That's not what this is up there in the NBA. You have assets. You're trying to piece a team together. You're trying to win more games than the other guy. You're trying to advance in the playoffs, and if you don't, they'll find somebody else that can.

I'll put the Packers' best players on defense. It's best for a team and good for its morale.

You can't win unless you have good people with great attitude. They are the ones who won the games. I didn't win any games. You never saw a coach make a tackle anywhere. My philosophy was to get the best players and then try to do something new with them.

What I liked was to set the tone - set the pace for the team. I know when we're starting the game, I can get on and steal a base, then a guy bring me in. Then we're in the lead and in a good position to win. That was the most exciting thing - to help the team.

It's impossible to replace him. You will not find another Messi, but you can train a team without having the best in the world.

I always try to field the best team.

I think all you can worry is that you make the team the very best they can be.

There's always room for quality players in a team. The trick as a manager is to figure out how to bring the best out of your team.

Bobby Petrino, I think he's an outstanding coach.

I try to implement my own ways of making teams successful.

You got to worry about getting good damn coaches.

Phil Jackson is a mastermind, and he knows how to keep his team from being complacent.