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The Real Value In Everything You Do Is In The Details. I Just Like That Quote. A Very Similar Way To Say The Same Thing. If You're Washing Dishes You Pay Attention To Washing Dishes. If You're Driving A Car, You're Paying Attention To Driving The Car.

Basketball, Unlike Football With Its Prescribed Routes, Is An Improvisational Game, Similar To Jazz. If Someone Drops A Note, Someone Else Must Step Into The Vacuum And Drive The Beat That Sustains The Team.

Kobe Was Hell-bent On Surpassing Jordan As The Greatest Player In The Game. His Obsession With Michael Was Striking. When We Played In Chicago That Season, I Orchestrated A Meeting Between The Two Of Them, Thinking That Michael Might Help Shift Kobe’s Attitude Toward Selfless Teamwork. After They Shook Hands, The First Words Out Of Kobe’s Mouth Were, ‘you Know I Can Kick Your Ass One On One.’

I Care About Systematically Playing Basketball. If The Spacing Isn't Right, If Guys Are Standing On Top Of Each Other, If There Aren't Lanes To Be Provided, Or Rebounders Available To Offensively Rebound The Ball, Or We Don't Have Defensive Balance When A Shot Goes Up, All Of These Things Are Fundamental Basketball. I Follow It.

Leadership Is Not About Forcing Your Will On Others. It's About Mastering The Art Of Letting Go.