I am not a strategic coach; I am a practice coach.

Leaders must have patience for those under your supervision. Don't expect too much too soon. Maybe it was easy for you, but that doesn't mean it's going to be easy for somebody else. Be sure you have patience.

The best competition I have is against myself to become better

I wanted my players to always be searching, especially for truth. I wanted them to know what they believed and be able to defend it. Truth will always stand the test of scrutiny.

Mix idealism with realism and add hard work. This will often bring much more than you could ever hope for.

I also wanted my basketball players to know that I really cared about them. Forget basketball; as a person, I cared, I cared about their family.

A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it