They are the best team in the league right now. There's not much more to say about what makes them tough --versatility, execution and understanding of concepts.

We have to understand that we're not playing for right now; we're playing for the long haul. It's important to be patient. It will come.

What I'm doing right now, I'm chasing perfection.

[Bryant said he wouldn't mind playing for Jackson again.] I'm just right down the middle, man, ... It doesn't matter to me. I'd love him as a coach. It doesn't matter to me. If they want him here, he'll be here. If he wants to come, he'll come, he'll coach and we'll go from there.

I don't think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship.

I love going one-on-one with someone. That's what I do. I've never lost. It's a whole different game, just to have them right in front of you and be able to do whatever you want.