In leadership, there are no words more important than trust.

The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits.

For a college basketball player or coach, to reach the Final Four is la-la land. You’ve achieved, you’ve got your stamp of approval. My first team to do that was in 1986. Then we did it in ’88, ’89 and ’90.

Actually, the Kentucky moment was better than winning the two National Championships, because it was the epitome of what I try to get from a team in a crisis situation.

Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.

I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.

Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits.