""I struggle with that, to be honest with you," Mazzulla said. "I think everyone has a different definition of fun, and you have to find one as a team. I think fun's a cop-out sometimes when things aren't going well, everyone likes to say, 'Well, let's just have fun.' Well, what does that mean, you know? So you have to define what fun looks like as a team and you have to go after that. But that phrase can be a cop-out sometimes. So as you get older, kid, don't use it. You know? 'I just want to have fun.' Well, what does that mean?""
""Just in general, I don't get joy from winning," Mazzulla said. "Not even a championship ... I get the most joy and fulfillment when I feel like it was done right, regardless of if we've won or lost. And that's really it. I've left the arena after wins being empty and pissed off.""
At Kids Day, Joe Mazzulla said he struggles to balance pushing players and keeping the game fun, noting everyone defines fun differently and teams must define it together. He described 'fun' as sometimes serving as a cop-out when results are poor and advised young players not to rely on 'I just want to have fun' without clarity. Mazzulla's sidelines demeanor is famously unemotional, and his intense, unconventional methods and varied athletic interests are well known. He said he does not get joy from winning, even championships, and that his fulfillment comes when a result feels done right rather than from victory alone.
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