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.

Never allow anyone else to define your success.

The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.

Details create success.

There are no big things, only a logical accumulation of little things done at a very high standard of performance.