The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders' skirts.

I don't believe in looking past anybody - I wouldn't look past the Little Sisters of the Poor after they stayed up all night.

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

My rule was I wouldn't recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That's not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.

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.

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