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.

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.'

I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender

Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can't, then they can't play

I was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance.

The red I wear is Indiana's red, not Moscow's red. Indiana was here long before communism.

I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began