As long as you try your best, you are never a failure. That is, unless you blame others.

Never lie, never cheat, never steal.

You've never heard of them- and you never will .

Dictators lead through fear; good coaches do not.

Worry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is who you are, and your reputetion is who people think you re.

There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

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.