When I first started coaching, one of the worst things that I think I heard was 'It will be O.K.' I would wonder, 'How the hell is it going to be O.K.?' The worst word in the English language is 'hope.'

Don't fight the rabbits. If you fight the rabbits, the elephants are going to kill you.

A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn't like to play against

I've always felt that, you know, the Almighty has a lot of things to do other than help my basketball team.

To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation

I'd probably be better off without trying to satisfy me, with my sense of humor. There are things that I have said that are funny to me, but they weren't to somebody in the press. So that hasn't worked to my benefit.

Learn to do things right and then do them right every time.