What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.

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.

There is a point in every contest when sitting on the sidelines is not an option.

As soon as you try to describe a close friendship, it loses something.

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

The coach's job is to be part servant in helping each player reach his goals within the team concept.