The greatest ally you have to get things working well and the players performing as a team is the bench. Don't be afraid to use it, either for the star player or anyone else.

Don't mistake activity with achievement.

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

A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.

You have not taught until they have learned.

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

Earlier in life, I put family in front of faith. I've fixed that. But I always tried to keep work fourth on the list. I was proud when [my wife] Nellie told an interviewer, 'I never could tell whether John had a good practice or a bad practice, because he never brought it home'