The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.

When I'm losing, they call me nuts. When I'm winning, they call me eccentric.

Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.

Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school. You're the best there. You've been all-city two years in a row. How bad can you be? You come with me and we'll make nice music.

It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what's in a box score. A box score does not properly represent the most important thing - team play. It shows some guy scoring 27 points, but it doesn't show that my 27-point man let his guy score 30.

You measure a player from the head up.

There's no one who's dropped on top of the mountain. You've got to work your way to the top.