Erik Spoelstra Quotes

Great execution. That's what you have to do when you're playing great teams.

We've got to play better basketball.

My thing is to execute the given play, execute the game plan to the best of my ability. If the option is for me to make a play when I have to, I will. Or I'll put myself in the best situation to do so.

When I'm on the field, I'm locked in, focused on my job. I try to have a positive play and try to get points on the board.

It's hard to do, but you've got to be able to get your team going and prepare each week and go out and play your best and hopefully it shows in the game.

Just like any other game we're taking on we've got to prepare, prepare hard, mentally, physically. We've been practicing hard.

Number three, we're going to play very smart and we're not going to beat ourselves. If the other team is better than us and they just out execute us and play better then we can live with that, but we're going to play smart and give ourselves every opportunity to win the game.

How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win.

It's fun leading this offense. I don't think we've hit our peak.

It's a unique situation to have, but again they say sometimes talent doesn't win. It has to be brought together right. That's the coaching's job. That's what we're doing.

At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.

I am not a bomber. I'm more about precision and being target-oriented. I have to rely on all parts of my game firing if I'm going to win.

I feel like in order for our team to have the upper hand, I have to play extremely well, and I have to bring the rest of the team with me. That's how I feel approaching every game.

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success.

For me, fielding and running between the wickets are two things that are very important. For that, you need to motivate the guys about how much of an effect it will have on the game.

What I liked was to set the tone - set the pace for the team. I know when we're starting the game, I can get on and steal a base, then a guy bring me in. Then we're in the lead and in a good position to win. That was the most exciting thing - to help the team.

I think whether home or away, it's playing a full four quarters, doing good things on offense all the way through the game rather than just in spurts.

My concentration with players is the next match, focus only to work for the next match and how we can win.

When I'm on the field, I really don't focus on fans. I just focus on my responsibility, which is the guy right across from me.

We always have great practices, and the competition is high, and the intensity is high; it's just about doing that now in a game and sustaining it for 48 minutes.

I really don't care about stats. I don't care about any of that stuff. I just care about performing each and every weekend and helping my team win ball games.

Every night is not going to be your night, I understand that. But I learned how to impact the game other ways and I think my defense, my playmaking ability is surprising a lot of people.

This game in a lot of ways, isn't that complex. You bring energy to the table and you've got a chance. You bring fundamentals to the table and you've got a chance. It's not always about scheme and all that magic-behind-the-curtain stuff.

I don't think I will play every game, depending on the tactical situation, depending on the opponent, but I will do everything to try and help the team.

It's as simple as taking care of the ball and doing whatever it takes to win.