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
After a couple losses, I normally wouldn't say anything to my wife in the morning, just kind of grunt and grumble and… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
I have too many to count. Put it this way, I rival my wife with the amount of shoes she has in… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
Everybody overestimates what you can do in a day and underestimates what you can do in months of work. — Erik Spoelstra Day Copy Share Image
This league does teach you that it's inevitable that there's constant change, and you always have to continue to embrace change, adapt… — 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
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
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 Emotions 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 Coach Copy Share Image
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 Anxiety Copy Share Image
I really find comfort in watching film and obtaining knowledge and I use statistics and computer generated stuff to help me get… — Erik Spoelstra Age Copy Share Image
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 Black community Copy Share Image
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 Black community 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 Football 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 Football 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
When you're usually competing and contending, you're not relying on younger players to produce for you. — Erik Spoelstra Competing Copy Share Image
When players come in and we talk to them about what it means to be a Miami Heat player, we point them… — Erik Spoelstra Copy Share Image
Anything can happen, and you have to be able to understand the reality of the world that we live in. — 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
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 Heat 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
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 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
