Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.

A coach's primary function should be not to make better players, but to make better people

With the experience to judge, one need not pre-judge.

Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort.

There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.

I would not tolerate profanity from anyone, anytime. I'd blow the whistle, pull you from the court and put you on the bench and talk to you before I would put you back in.

Be prepared and be honest.