Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.

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.

You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.

My name, I have spent my whole life trying to make that name mean something. And now it's gone.

We play with enthusiasm and recklessness. We aren't afraid to lose. If we win, great; but win or lose, it is the competition that gives us pleasure.

If I had to do it over again, I'd probably play the game the same way.

The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner.