Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors Head Coach

Steve Kerr (0:00)

There's obviously kind of a magic that comes together when it all works. And that magic is dependent on so many people, and obviously talent, but people being invested in the same thing, meaning management and ownership and players. And so if you get the right people, talented people, and you get them invested, and you can sort of give them a vision and practice that vision every day, that's when you see it start to come together. And that's, to me, that's the most exciting part of coaching.

Michael Gervais (0:49)

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