Sincerity may not help us make friends, but it will help us keep them.

In 1948, I began coaching basketball at UCLA. Each hour of practice we worked very hard. Each day we worked very hard. Each week we worked very hard. Each season we worked very hard. Four fourteen years we worked very hard and didn't win a national championship. However, a national championship was won in the fifteenth year. Another in the sixteenth. And eight more in the following ten years.

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

Any structure must have a strong foundation. The cornerstones anchor the foundation. For some reason the cornerstones that I chose to begin with I never changed.

I do not judge success based on championships; rather, I judge it on how close we came to realizing our potential

Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.

If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.