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.")

The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.

I'm an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.

If you're straight with your players, they'll be straight with you.

I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy classes.

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.