I think I'm telling the truth. I sat by Ray Perkins at the Hall of Fame dinner in New York, and at that time he didn't know he was our coach and I didn't either.

It's awfully important to win with humility. It's also important to lose. I hate to lose worse than anyone, but if you never lose you won't know how to act. If you lose with humility, then you can come back.

The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.

One man doesn't make a team. It takes eleven.

If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.

The biggest mistake coaches make is taking borderline cases and trying to save them. I'm not talking about grades now, I'm talking about character. I want to know before a boy enrolls about his home life, and what his parents want him to be.

In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.