Quotes from Monty Williams

I've learned I would rather be effective over right.

Growing up in colonial Virginia, if you know anything about that part of the country, there was a number of tensions there. Because of that, you heard the family members talk about Dr. King and many others who were not just speaking out, but sacrificing a ton so that our world, our country could be a better place.

To some degree, it seems like around the country people are just living life like there is no virus. And that's scary.

In life, and in basketball, if you lay the truth out there, people don't have to guess.

After you've had some life experiences and listened to people about their evaluations of you, especially people that you respect, you have no choice but to change.

The music before the game, they're playing old-school music and it's right above your locker room and you're like, 'These people are crazy, man. This is pretty cool.' I'm sure it has an effect, but after a few minutes, it's just basketball.