Tyronn Lue Quotes

I've got the best coaches in the world. I've got confidence in them, and they've got confidence in me.

If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

To be successful in coaching you have to treat your team like a family. The leader needs backing from everyone.

For me the relationship you have with the coach is very important.

I think that I've learned to relax, and trust in and hire very talented people, and trust in their abilities a little more.

So if the players trust the coach, it's not a problem. If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

I think trust is primarily built through relationships, and it's important because it's the foundational currency that a leader has with his team or his followers.

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.

You have to trust the people who work with you and hire, but also listen to as many smart people as you can.

If you're a coach, and you don't have trust with players, you've got no chance, and your credibility is zero. And that's why it's so important to tell them the truth. If you have something that you're upset about, tell them the truth. If they're doing something wrong, tell them the truth.

I can't be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player that's what I wanted. I wanted feedback, I wanted communication from the boss. I showed up for work, you can yell at me if you want, but I want input. So that's the kind of coach I want to be.

I trust the people who are working with me. I delegate.

I have a good team around me. I have people I trust around me. If I go the wrong way, they will yell at me. Just as they have in the past.

The coin of the realm of leadership is trust and confidence.

More eyes on the court is better than just two eyes. There's always a time for one voice. But when the guys are working, I believe in those guys working and making the players better. Hands-on.

That's a strong sign of a good coach, to let an assistant participate. It shows his confidence in the coach's ability not to have to dominate everything.

You want a coach who is going to push you and be strong and be in your corner when it's tough, but sometimes you have coaches who think they are more important than the players. That's where the conflicts come.

Jose Mourinho is one of the best managers with whom I have worked. I had a chance not only to have him as a coach but as a colleague, a friend, a big brother. I had a chance to learn from him, and he was open to receiving advice from me as well, even though I think he knew it all.

Friends before work.

There is a mutual respect that exists between coaches and players, and ultimately, it's about us trying to help them reach their highest potential.

That's the number one thing for a guy for a new coach coming in. You've really got to buy into the system and believe it's going to work because, if you don't, it's going to cause conflict, and you're not always going to be on the same page as the other guys on the team or with the coach.

I think that when I start a season, I speak with my players, and I always talk about education and respect. And I demand this, but I give this.

Many times, my role was to work as a link between the coaches and the players; it was to be a leader. That was something natural for me.

You can be the best manager in the world, but if the players don't trust you, it will never work.

I need to go play the right way, listen to LeBron and be a sponge and try to soak up what he's going to tell me.