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.

I think he's got good potential, but he needs a lot of work.

It's better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you're weak, you're likely to be wrong anyway.

I'm not really in the excuse business.

Any penalty - I've told you a hundred times - can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.

If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

The time to worry is before you place the bet - not after the wheel is spinning. Once it spins, you forget about it.