When you are through learning you are through.

Working with others makes us much more than we could ever become alone

Reverse the ball one time for a good shot, two times for a great shot, three times for a layup.

Although there is no progress without change, not all change is progress.

Promise to think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best from yourself and others.

One of my constant reminders was, "End practice on a happy note." I wanted the boys to want to come out to practice, and I wanted them to get a certain amount of pleasure out of basketball. It's a game. It should be fun. So I always tried to counterbalance any criticism in practice with a bit of praise. I wanted my players to feel that the worst punishment I could give them was to deny them the privilege of practicing. If they did not want to practice, I did not want them there.

Each of us must make the effort to contribute to the best of our ability according to our individual talents. And then we put all the individual talents together for the highest good of the group. Understanding that the good of the group comes first is fundamental to being a highly productive member of a team.