Erik Spoelstra

You need guys that have been playoff-tested and have that experience.

The officials have a tough job to do. But that's what they're hired to do and that's what they spend all their time doing.

This is a beautiful game.

I'm an NBA basketball coach. I'm not an official, and I'm not trying to be an official.

Bam understands the concept of a team and bringing out more out of somebody else, and he finds enjoyment and pride out of making somebody else better.

You better believe Goran Dragic is going to have a big impact on the ball.

When I see a league with a lot of change and turnover, yes, there's a lot of big narratives out there, but I see opportunity.

Look, we're the Miami Heat, so we know how to work, we know how to grind.

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.

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.

If you want to win in a tough place, you're going to have to make tough plays, you're going to have to get stops.

You have to be ready for anything in the playoffs.

I've always been a takeout, order-out guy.

Sometimes things don't happen on your timetable.

I say it time and time again: You have to do things with force and speed and pace.

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.

I mean we just simply can't stand for the systemic racism, social injustice and police brutality against the black community anymore. And it's really about standing up for what's right versus what's wrong.

League-wide, 99 percent of the rumors are just way off base.

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.

I don't condemn fans for getting excited about possibilities.

Nothing is absolutely 100 percent guaranteed.

Anything can happen, and you have to be able to understand the reality of the world that we live in.

I've learned pretty quickly you better be able to adjust daily.

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 want to do this for as long as I possibly can and coach as many different teams and opportunities and different kind of personalities. I want to gobble that all up. And I want to be able to give and add value to these teams.

You have to be able to compete, put yourself out there, make yourself vulnerable, to go for something that you want.

Painful experiences can be the most powerful teacher.

Success can be a horrible teacher.

I'm a product of Pat Riley and his culture.

I've traveled enough around the world with the NBA to see how much it's grown, globally.

I've done a lot of the NBA programs in the Philippines and other places in South Florida. But I've always wanted to be a part of BWB in Africa.

I think it's important to remain true to myself, but ultimately the Miami Heat and what it stands for is part of me. It's part of my fabric.

I'm definitely not trying to go out of my way to create my own image or ensure my own imprint.

My first year in Miami, I didn't even know it was sunny during the winter.

I kept a chart each day so I had an idea of how many shots I took and how many I made. Looking back on it now, I can appreciate the work ethic I put forward.

It's such a great lesson for young players in this league that winning is the most important thing, and that's what Dwyane embodies.

True success in the N.B.A., you must have consistency of culture.

If you're only focusing on yourself, then you're not going to help the team.

Competition matters.

Family keeps you very grounded.

It's my personality naturally to try to fly under the radar.

I think we would all prefer to have a slightly shorter regular season with less back-to-back games. This would seem to help put out a better product, and it could also possibly help with injury prevention from over-use injuries.

After a couple losses, I normally wouldn't say anything to my wife in the morning, just kind of grunt and grumble and grab my coffee and get on my way out.

My wife has now made a point of, after losses, to bring our son into the bed when he wakes up in the morning. So when I'm waking up and I'm still obsessing over whatever happened the night before, I see this little guy right in front of me smiling and wanting to connect with me. It's totally changed how I compartmentalize.

Seasons just don't go easy all the way through.

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.

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.

Each game, each series, there's so many different things that are going on and you have to find different ways to impact winning.

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.

I have too many to count. Put it this way, I rival my wife with the amount of shoes she has in Jordans.