Erik Spoelstra

Success can be a horrible teacher.

— Erik Spoelstra

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

— Erik Spoelstra

Sometimes things don't happen on your timetable.

— Erik Spoelstra

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

— 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

Family keeps you very grounded.

— Erik Spoelstra

Nothing is absolutely 100 percent guaranteed.

— 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

Zones are easier just to throw out there and you don't have to really teach it.

— Erik Spoelstra

Painful experiences can be the most powerful teacher.

— Erik Spoelstra

My first year in Miami, I didn't even know it was sunny during the winter.

— 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

When players come in and we talk to them about what it means to be a Miami Heat player, we point them…

— Erik Spoelstra

Bam understands the concept of a team and bringing out more out of somebody else, and he finds enjoyment and pride out…

— Erik Spoelstra

Anything can happen, and you have to be able to understand the reality of the world that we live in.

— Erik Spoelstra

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

When you're usually competing and contending, you're not relying on younger players to produce for you.

— Erik Spoelstra

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

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

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

Dwyane is just sensational. Look, he has all the qualities of a champion, of a winner, of a Hall of Fame player…

— Erik Spoelstra

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

In my mind, this is an 'and,' it's not 'either' 'or' or 'but.' Yeah, you can feel a certain way about honoring…

— Erik Spoelstra

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

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 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 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 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

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

I've never really been a barbecue guy.

— Erik Spoelstra

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

— Erik Spoelstra

It's never easy to compete for a title.

— Erik Spoelstra

It's amazing how much things can get exaggerated.

— Erik Spoelstra

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

— Erik Spoelstra