Erik Spoelstra

I'm a stay-in-the-present momentist.

— Erik Spoelstra

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

— Erik Spoelstra

Sometimes things don't happen on your timetable.

— Erik Spoelstra

Success can be a horrible teacher.

— Erik Spoelstra

I've never really been a barbecue guy.

— Erik Spoelstra

It's never easy to compete for a title.

— Erik Spoelstra

It's amazing how much things can get exaggerated.

— Erik Spoelstra

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

— Erik Spoelstra

You have to be ready for anything in the playoffs.

— Erik Spoelstra

When I was a player I'd black out and shoot for hours.

— Erik Spoelstra

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

— Erik Spoelstra

You can't stay who you are... Things change and you have to be able to adapt.

— Erik Spoelstra

We're not above a Game 7. We're not above competition.

— Erik Spoelstra

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

— Erik Spoelstra

I just hate this term of 'essential' staff, and 'non-essential' staff.

— Erik Spoelstra

When things that normally work aren't working, you have to go to something else.

— Erik Spoelstra

Don’t brush anything under the rug. Don’t point fingers or do the blame game. A team is a family, and we’re in…

— Erik Spoelstra

If you're a competitor, this is what you want. You want all of the games to have meaning, context and to be…

— Erik Spoelstra

Sometimes, you have a hunch and then you find numbers that substantiate that, it makes either the staff or the players say,…

— Erik Spoelstra

I think it's important to remain true to myself, but ultimately the Miami Heat and what it stands for is part of…

— Erik Spoelstra

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

— Erik Spoelstra

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

— Erik Spoelstra

The more that we've tried to think conventionally in terms of guys playing just a specific position, it restricted us a little…

— Erik Spoelstra

When you get into the playoffs, there become a lot of different storylines. But it's all about putting together a team that…

— Erik Spoelstra

You're all over the place usually with young players. You're trying to manage their emotions and teach them NBA situations. It usually…

— Erik Spoelstra

During one of the 4th quarter huddles, LeBron said to him, 'It doesn't matter what happens to this point. No one is…

— Erik Spoelstra

When my grandfather was a journalist for the Detroit Tigers, he dressed the part. I mention it always to our local media:…

— Erik Spoelstra

I mean we just simply can't stand for the systemic racism, social injustice and police brutality against the black community anymore. And…

— Erik Spoelstra

I think it's gonna take a sincere empathy and compassion for people of all races, to really reflect and process on the…

— Erik Spoelstra

I really find comfort in watching film and obtaining knowledge and I use statistics and computer generated stuff to help me get…

— Erik Spoelstra

I hate this quality, but I can go to dark levels when we lose. It's not a panic attack, but there's anxiety.…

— Erik Spoelstra

I want to do this for as long as I possibly can and coach as many different teams and opportunities and different…

— Erik Spoelstra

You don't have to be humbled to be humble.

— Erik Spoelstra

This is a beautiful game.

— Erik Spoelstra

You have to stick to your goals of progress.

— Erik Spoelstra

Family keeps you very grounded.

— Erik Spoelstra

Nothing is absolutely 100 percent guaranteed.

— Erik Spoelstra

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

— Erik Spoelstra

Don't focus on the victory, focus on the task.

— Erik Spoelstra

Painful experiences can be the most powerful teacher.

— Erik Spoelstra