I always talked to my players about today. It's the only day that matters.

If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

Confidence comes from being prepared.

The better conditioned team will probably win in the long run.

The score will take care of itself when you take care of the effort that precedes the score.

Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.

I discovered early on that the player who learned the fundamentals of basketball is going to have a much better chance of succeeding and rising through the levels of competition than the player who was content to do things his own way. A player should be interested in learning why things are done a certain way. The reasons behind the teaching often go a long way to helping develop the skill.