113 Quotes by Jeff Van Gundy

People talk about Kobe's 81-point game, the second-highest scoring game in NBA history. I saw the game. I don't care if it was 79, 81 - I just remember the game. I remember the moves. I remember the shots. I remember the beauty of it. The numbers? What he shot from the field? I don't care.

To me, it doesn't matter who's out there: NBA basketball is great - if teams are putting out their best players and they're competing to win.

I think anybody confusing a system with a reason for success is making a huge mistake. Systems don't win games. Players do.

One of my college roommates was into The Police, and I got to like them. But I hear one of the guys left the band.

Players and coaches alike, you sign up for 82 games. You get paid for 82.

You have to be careful as a news organization that you don't fall into voluntary censorship, that you worry about offending your 'league partner.' I never worried about that. I worry about fans listening.

I read somewhere that failure is an event, not a person, but I never feel that way. It's who I am.

Everyone's system in the NBA makes sense. It all comes down to the quality of player and the quality of execution.

I had a great job with the Knicks.