In the end, I've found, people like the direct approach. It's much more valuable to them to have a leader who's absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.

You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability.

I don't have to make examples out of players to establish my own place. I don't feel like I have to.

A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.

I see a little progress, ... So as long as I keep seeing that, then I'm willing to give him everything I've got.

There's a line, players usually don't cross it and coaches usually don't cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had 'em. I'm not proud of those.