Plays are not as important as players, and players are not as important as teammates

You can pick captains, but you can't pick leaders. Whoever controls the locker room controls the team

We always need to be prepared and work hard in practice so we can be just like the farmer who has put that fourth cutting of hay in the barn. After he does that, he can feel good about what is going to happen the rest of the winter.

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.

The ability to rebound is in inverse proportion to the distance your house is from the nearest railroad tracks.

Play off your great player... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him.

Tough minded enough to do the necessary things--this is the epitome of what a team is.