I have as many good friends in the media as anybody in sports has. It's just that I probably have a hell of a lot more enemies than anybody else.

If my primary purpose here at Indiana is to go out and win ballgames, I can probably do that as well as anybody can. I would just cheat, get some money from a lot of people around Indianapolis who want to run the operation that way, and just go out and get the best basketball players I can. Then we'd beat everybody.

Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature.

What is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots

Well, I think it's pretty much established that I just didn't have any interest in coaching in the pros.

You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.

I hate casual shooting. Every shot is preceded by working to get open and catch and shoot under game like conditions