I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came across the middle and dunked on him.

The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of coaching

But people don't know if I can teach the game. I know I can. My experience in Oklahoma was positive. It opened my eyes to how the game is played - the interaction among players, fans and media, how all that works. You have to know about the business of the game and how the actions of players and coaches affect the business. I think I have it down now.

When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared.

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.