After landing his invasion forces on the shores of some country, the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes would immediately burn his own boats. He was sending his army a message: "We can't turn back. Either we succeed here or we die here." Excuses were not an option.

Broadcasting is easy; you just talk until you think of something to say.

It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.

If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.

It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.

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.