Tom Thibodeau

I never work backwards.

— Tom Thibodeau

I think when a team wins, the fans enjoy it.

— Tom Thibodeau

You're a sum of all your experiences.

— Tom Thibodeau

Being opportunistic is important.

— Tom Thibodeau

You are only wrong if you don't communicate.

— Tom Thibodeau

You never know how a season will unfold.

— Tom Thibodeau

If you don't control the ball, you're dead.

— Tom Thibodeau

I grew up as a kid and the Knicks were great.

— Tom Thibodeau

One guy being off is going to hurt you. So you need everyone working together.

— Tom Thibodeau

I've always been partial to good players. If someone is a good player I'm interested.

— Tom Thibodeau

We're all going to get criticized for something. I've always been comfortable with that.

— Tom Thibodeau

I know for me, I put everything I have into each and every day. So I have no regrets.

— Tom Thibodeau

I went on vacation with my nephews to St. Thomas and we had a ball.

— Tom Thibodeau

For me it's always been about being true to yourself.

— Tom Thibodeau

Sometimes to make up ground, if you're in a big hole, you might add more 3-point shooting.

— Tom Thibodeau

I grew up in Connecticut, so obviously I'm a Patriots fan.

— Tom Thibodeau

I think every team is different. If you have younger players, you're going to play them a little bit more. If you…

— Tom Thibodeau

Sometimes as players achieve more and more and get further down the line in their careers, they tend to skip over the…

— Tom Thibodeau

The start of the season is always an exciting time. You're getting everything off the ground, establishing a style of play, a…

— Tom Thibodeau

I have great respect for the Heat organization, the way they play, what Pat Riley has done there, Erik Spoelstra.

— Tom Thibodeau

All my coaches growing up, they were teachers, coaches, and I always had an appreciation for the most demanding teachers because I…

— Tom Thibodeau

I don't know where all this stuff comes from. This guy is an offensive guru. This guy is a defensive guru.' I…

— Tom Thibodeau

I think the big thing is you look at your team, and you always think about ways that you can improve.

— Tom Thibodeau

When you look at what a coach does, it is leadership, it is communication, it is teaching, it is motivation. It really…

— Tom Thibodeau

In some cases where the team is mixed, there's almost two practices going on in one, where your young guys are getting…

— Tom Thibodeau

The challenge is not to get caught up in the hoopla. To understand what goes into winning - stay focused, you've got…

— Tom Thibodeau

What wins still goes back to who you are as a player and what you do well. If you're a great 3-point…

— Tom Thibodeau

You work every day with your player development, try to improve through the draft, you have free agency and you have trades.…

— Tom Thibodeau

There's a lot that goes into development. Oftentimes people say, well, you have to play them in a game. And you do.…

— Tom Thibodeau

I think that when you sort of look at what's gone on where players are familiar with each other - it starts…

— Tom Thibodeau

I think game-time is important. So if a young player is not getting the appropriate amount of time to develop, we'll utilize…

— Tom Thibodeau

The physical toughness is the obvious - the ability to push through things no matter what's coming at you, to keep going,…

— Tom Thibodeau

'Throw the losses away.' The family mantra.

— Tom Thibodeau

You can't shortcut your way to success.

— Tom Thibodeau

The biggest thing is chemistry on the floor and winning.

— Tom Thibodeau

People always talk about going on offensive runs. But you can go on defensive runs too

— Tom Thibodeau

The offseason is critical for any young player.

— Tom Thibodeau

I think the important thing for me is to just be able to have a voice.

— Tom Thibodeau

I actually grew up a Knick fan - my dad was a Knick fan.

— Tom Thibodeau

There are many people who say all the right things and never do any of the right things.

— Tom Thibodeau