I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation.

If universities want to save a little money, they ought to make some cutbacks in administration and in faculty people who teach one class a week.

Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

Failure, to me, is not having the desire to try. Having the desire to try is in it own way success.

You remember when you were a kid growing up, and believed in Santa Claus? There's not much difference between Santa Claus and me today, you know. We're two overweight lovable guys that kids really enjoy.

To be as good as it can be, a team has to buy into what you as the coach are doing. They have to feel you're a part of them and they're a part of you.