If you're only focusing on yourself, then you're not going to help the team. — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
It's really a shame for the coaching profession that it's so volatile. — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
Come on, if you lose, no one's going to be happy and nor should they be. — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
The reality is that luck does play a part of it. It does. Ultimately it's a make or miss league. — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
You need guys that have been playoff-tested and have that experience. — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
Each game, each series, there's so many different things that are going on and you have to find different ways to impact… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter whether you're a former player or you come up through the video room, whether you come from college. You… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
So much of this league is just about alignment. Who cares what you believe in, who cares what your culture is, can… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
I'm going to demand. I'm going to push and prod. And a lot of times, players don't know what is needed for… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
We don't teach player development in that way, to be able to try to trick the officials or make sounds or jerk… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We're always trying to evolve and find more efficient ways, more fluent ways to evaluate our players, evaluate our opponent and evaluate… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think what we focus on is every game is a different challenge, and you have to find ways to put yourself… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
Jimmy Butler embodies those qualities just like the Heat players of our great past have done before. Alonzo Mourning, Chris Bosh, Udonis… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
I think we would all prefer to have a slightly shorter regular season with less back-to-back games. This would seem to help… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
A coach-player relationship in this league often will be confrontational at times. And other times, it's smooth sailing. But just the dynamic… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I want to do this for as long as I possibly can and coach as many different teams and opportunities and different… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
If you want to win in a tough place, you're going to have to make tough plays, you're going to have to… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
When you're usually competing and contending, you're not relying on younger players to produce for you. — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
Obviously, I've been very fortunate to be able to work for a Hall of Famer, to be able to coach a lot… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
Bam understands the concept of a team and bringing out more out of somebody else, and he finds enjoyment and pride out… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
Sometimes, you have a hunch and then you find numbers that substantiate that, it makes either the staff or the players say,… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
You have to be able to compete, put yourself out there, make yourself vulnerable, to go for something that you want. — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Come on, if you lose, no one's going to be happy and nor should they be. — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
Basketball is a beautiful game and it's afforded all of us in this profession so many things. To give back any time we can… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
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… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
I have to be true to myself, and that's what I know for sure. I can't try to be anybody else. — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
You obviously have to build a culture, a foundation. You must build the right talent however you do it. Then you have to build… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
Sometimes, you have a hunch and then you find numbers that substantiate that, it makes either the staff or the players say, 'OK, let's… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
Look, we're the Miami Heat, so we know how to work, we know how to grind. — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
In my mind, this is an 'and,' it's not 'either' 'or' or 'but.' Yeah, you can feel a certain way about honoring the flag… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
South Floridians, we can relate to storms where you just brace and hold your breath and even when you're holding your breath you know… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
