Never did I want to call the first time-out during a game. Never. I wanted UCLA to come out and run our opponents so hard that they would be forced to call the first time-out just to catch their breath. At that first time-out the opponents would know, and we would know that they knew, who was in better condition. This has a psychological impact.

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

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

You have to work hard, and you have to enjoy what you're doing. If you don't enjoy it, no matter how hard you seem to work, you're not going to be working as hard as you can because you're not enjoying it.

If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.

Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.