All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.

If a player leaves Marquette and doesn't have some of my blood in him, then I don't think I've done a good job.

I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn't trying to prove I'm boss. I know I'm boss.

Don't call me son unless you're going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, "Son.")

They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven't changed. The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.

God didn't miss any of us.

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