Had I been a great athlete, I'm not sure I would have even gone into coaching. I may have turned out feeling that my life ended when my athletic career ended, as happens so many times with various athletes.

First we become the best, then we'll become first.

Everybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn't work that way. You build a successful life one day at a time.

The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. You’ve got to make a sincere attempt to have the right goals to begin with, then go after them with appropriate effort, and remember that you can’t really achieve anything great without the help of others.

It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game

Don't ever ask a player to do something he doesn't have the ability to do. He'll just question your ability as a coach, not his as an athlete.