The flash of rain, the shining rainbow riding completely around the plane, the lift over mountain ridges, the steady, pure air at dawn take-offs. ... It was so alive and rich a life that any other conceivable choice seemed dull, prosaic, and humdrum.

You can't teach court savvy

The best way to build team chemistry is the way Rupp used to substitute, when they fouled out.

I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking.

I'd like to see the high schools put in a rule that limits recruitable athletes from playing on teams outside a 100-mile radius from their home or school.

Praise behaviour that you want repeated

I just think we shouldn't get into counting coaches' records. I've never been for that but I know that's just American society.