Failure is not getting beat. Failure is when you don't do a good job preparing.

What is a coach? We are teachers. Educators. We have the same obligations as all teachers, except we probably have more influence than anybody but their families. And, in a lot of cases, more than their families.

To teach an academic subject is certainly not easy, but compared to coaching, it is. We can say two plus two is four to every kid and be sure that we are right. But in coaching, we have to literally get to the soul of the people we are dealing with.

The kids that were the victims ... I think we all ought to say a prayer for them.

You're only as happy as your least happy child.

Publicity is like poison; it doesn't hurt unless you swallow it.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.