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.

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

The star of the team IS the team. 'We' supercedes 'me'.

Success is a personal matter - only you as an individual can tell if you did everything within your power to give your best effort

Make each day a masterpiece. Don't think your best days are out there somewhere. Why not today? Why can't today be a great day? It can if you believe it will.

Those of us who have been blessed with worldly success have an even greater responsibility to make an impact with our time, talents, and resources.

My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping too. But I'm still around.