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

I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, "Hey, I made a mistake." Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing. I don't believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people. Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.

I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.

When a guy takes off his coat, he's not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!

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.

We rush for the stars as we crawl toward our graves.

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.