Back 12 years ago, when Dr. Mathews was president here, we had a plan that when I got ready to quit, we'd bring a certain guy in and he'd take over that day and I'd leave. But as time wore on, I realized that wouldn't have been good at all.

Everybody's got pretty good players now, more players than there've ever been. If you play poorly, you're going to get beat.

Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right.

A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.

Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.

There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.

You try to make your team do something they're not capable of and you get murdered.