Quotes from Pat Williams

Coaching in the NBA is not easy. It's like a nervous breakdown with a paycheck.

Don't hide your goosebumps.

The Orlando Magic were so bad last season, the cheerleaders stayed home and phoned in their cheers.

Now here is the good news: while it's true that none of us can know everything, we can all know more tomorrow than we do today

We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As general manager, I just can't figure out where else to play.

Great leaders have a heart for people. They take time for people. They view people as the bottom line, not as a tool to get to the bottom line.

When you think about Walt [Disney]'s life, I don't know of anybody on Earth over the last hundred years who has touched as many people as he did. He's touched every nation on Earth.

We were so bad last year, the cheerleaders stayed home and phoned in the cheers.

I like how the other guys are stepping up. If we keep this up, then Bell does not have to score 25 points a game for us to win.

He dreamed big dreams - impossible dreams they told him. Then he moved heaven and earth to make his dreams come true. When you, as a leader, start with a vision, then communicate that vision to the people you lead, utilize your people skills to motivate and inspire them, maintain your character and integrity at every decision-point, command with competence, lead with boldness and confidence, and support your people with your serving heart, your vision will become your reality.

If each of us would dream big dreams, approach life with hope and confidence, and persevere until our dreams come true, then we would not only be more like Walt, but we would become the people God created us to be.

The tragic irony of our misconceptions about heaven is that the reality of heaven is what every human heart truly desires. The biblical heaven is a place of exquisite beauty, boundless pleasure and endless joy—a place where we will be reunited with the ones we love. God Himself planted those desires within us so that we would want to be with Him for eternity. We were made for heaven.

There was a moral foundation to Walt's movies that people tapped into—a basic moral foundation. In Disney films, you see strong values and role models. You see the importance of being kind to others, of serving others, of finding joy even in adversity.

You'll either think yourself worse than someone else, or better than someone else. Neither of these is good. Stop comparing. - Rick Warren

Isn't that amazing? Here are all of these people, different in so many ways, yet united by their hopes and goals and dreams. This is how the world should be." The

Now more than ever, we need people with the qualities Walt had: optimism, imagination, creativity, leadership, integrity, courage, boldness, perseverance, commitment to excellence, reverence for the past, hope for tomorrow and faith in God. How

One of the greatest dangers we face in our attempt to remain humble is that the very moment we notice we are humble, we become proud of our humility- and in that instant, our humility evaporates

To live fully your well-read life -at any age- it is essential to take your selection of books seriously. When you drift from book to book, you're lulled into thinking that this lack of focus is right and natural - but it's as wrong as can be. Some serendipity in your reading is delightful, but if you wanted to build a house, would you wait for the materials to assemble themselves? - Steve Leveen

Humility nay be defined as a modest and realistic view of one's own importance. Someone once said that humility doesn't mean thinking less of yourself. It just means thinking of yourself less. In other words, a genuinely humble person doesn't say, I'm worthless, but instead, says, I'm no more important than anyone else- and no less important, either

Leaders who ignore change risk extinction.

Leaders make a lot of decisions, they invariably make a lot of mistakes- more mistakes than an average person. Average person, whose decisions are never questioned and their words never challenged, keep making mistakes over and over again, because they never learn from their failures or their misjudgments. Only humble leaders learn and grow from their mistakes

A truly humble person won't try to impress you, manipulate you, judge you, criticize you, or put you in your place. Humble people are safe to be around. You can relax. You can be yourself.

Now here is the good news: while it's true that none of us can know everything, we can all know more tomorrow than we do today

Think beyond your lifetime, if you want to do something truly great. Make a fifty-year master plan. A fifty-year master plan will change how you look at the opportunities in the present." WALT DISNEY