Only praise behavior that you want to be repeated. Never use false praise.

Basketball, more than any other sport, is a team game...about the thousands of small, unselfish acts, the sacrifices on the part of the players that result in team building.

I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism.

The truly free person in society is a disciplined person.

The key statistic is still to get to the foul line.

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.

I'd never get elected if people in North Carolina realized how liberal I am.