It has always been my thought that the most important single ingredient to success in athletics or life is discipline. I have many times felt that this word is the most ill-defined in all of our language. My definition isas follows: 1. Do what has to be done; 2. When it has to be done; 3. As well as it can be done; and 4. Do it it that way all the time.

I would rather be thought of as a teacher than a coach.

Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.

I don't believe in luck, I believe in preparation.

I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.

A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.

I've never felt my job was to win basketball games - rather, that the essence of my job as a coach was to do everything I could to give my players the background necessary to succeed in life.