I want to make it clear, I'm not whining, and the Celtics owe me nothing. But having said that, you would think at least I would have a conversation about a coaching job, since that's what I want to do.
I really wasn't expecting to fall so hard for Phil. As a matter of fact, when my dad said he was talking to Phil Jackson about him coming to L.A. to coach the Lakers, I tried to argue against it.
I am not now, nor will I ever be, a candidate for offensive coordinator of Iowa.
My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961.
Three years without a Premiership title? I don't think I would still be in a job.
I never really thought that I was going to get out of coaching ever. In my fifth year, I thought I might get out. You have those thoughts in any job. But I never really, really thought I was going to get out.
I need a coaching job in the NBA. I'm restless and I need money.
As a head coach, you're on two lists. You're the guy that might get fired, or you're the guy who might go somewhere.
When I retired, I really wanted to spend time with my family and kids. Coaching would have prevented that due to the commitment of the job and travel that goes with it, too.
If I would have won that Olympic gold medal, I would have gotten a job somewhere coaching at a university, and I would be totally content with my life.
I think sometimes Hall of Famers might get labeled as guys who aren't suited for a coaching job or to be back at the Major League level.
Can I say this in a humble way - I don't need the money. If I stop coaching today at Kentucky, my toes are up, and I'm eating Cheetos, and I'm fine.
I was playing division three basketball and I wanted to find a way to work in basketball full-time. The way to do that was not in division three right away; you'd have to be a part-time assistant or whatever. So, I made the decision to transfer to Kentucky. Just so I could get my feet wet and maybe get a job in D-1.
The challenge of coaching a national side like England would be something different. The job is not about coaching every day.
It's not an easy job being a coach.
The job as a coach is difficult.
Kentucky is the best job in basketball coaching. Why would I leave?
I knew I was going to have to work my way back to coaching in the States, and I had a job offer here before I went to Japan, but I thought it was the right thing to get away. I had some friends over there.
When I was in college, I was a landscaper. Other than that, coaching has been my life and my job. A lot of people like coaching college, but I would never do it again. There are too many NCAA bylaws, rules and politics.
I always felt like, one of the niches is if you can recruit the SEC, you can be a head coach in the SEC.
What you've got to do in any coaching job, whether it is moving to Sweden as a young man - where being English gave you a slight advantage - or something else, you've got to win the players' respect.
When I lost the job with Cricket Australia, I almost felt I had unfinished business to do. I felt that my reputation with South Africa and internationally had been very good. And then you lose your coaching job, it is tough. It kept me three years out of it.
I got a job as a football development manager which meant I could coach the students and work with the sports sciences department, all the people in university sector.
Working as a head coach always seemed to be a bit short term. You lose five games and you're out of a job.
I did a few more plays, and then I went to L.A., because I knew I could get a coaching job there.
