Quotes About Transition

I don't think anyone really has a clue what they are doing in their 20s and, in a lot of cases, their 30s.

History seems to be so clumsy.

You can be a top, top player for 10, 20 years, then you become a coach, lose two or three games and you're out.

You have a losing team, you change the coach.

I moved seven times the first seven years I coached.

After retiring from competition in 1981, I did exhibitions and coached.

All my ex-teammates didn't want to become coaches, yet they've all done it.

You always think you're one of those players who will be in one place the whole time, one of those guys they'll never let leave because you play hurt, do what it takes. But it's a different age. A lot of coaches, they like having younger guys.

I think players changing coaches is normal.

Many fine coaches never become great managers.

I've talked to my coaches, and I don't even know if I would go to 165. I might go to 175.

I'm not going to coach again. I've done my coaching, and I think I can put that aside.

I am thinking about doing my coaching badges and seeing if I enjoy that, because I do miss the game.

I didn't want to end my coaching career as an assistant in the NBA.

I didn't realize the difference between coaching college and coaching the NBA. It's a totally different animal.

I've been following some of the coaches, trying to get a little bit more experience, because coaching is very different from being a player.

The 18 years on TNT has prepared me for a lot of opportunities, and coaching is one of them.

I went through five different coaching changes at Fulham.

I thought 2013 was the end of my coaching career.

I never thought I'd end up coaching. It wasn't the plan.

It was really difficult being away from MMA because it's been a way of life for me for 13 years. But being on the outside and coaching helps you sharpen your skills because you have to explain what you do, why things work and why other things don't.

There are parts of coaching that I miss.

I'm quite sure there are other things that I could have done in life whether it's working for Humana, teaching in college, high school teacher. Coaching stuck.

Nobody likes to see a coaching change during the season.