That boy don't know the meaning of the word fear. In fact, I just saw his grades, and that boy don't know the meaning of a lot of words.

To have the kind of year you want to have, something has to happen that you can't explain why it happened. Something has to happen that you can't coach.

I guess I'll retire someday if I live that long.

He died right after he retired, and seeing that made me feel more conscious of a man needing a motive to live. If I ever got out of coaching, I would have to get a job somewhere, or I'm afraid I'd wilt on the vine, too.

I’m praying for a misdemeanor

Discipline to me is sacrifice; it's willingness to give up something you want to do, so you can better yourself.

I am not happy with moral victories. Those things are forgotten.