If the only reason I coached was to win basketball games, my life would be pretty shallow

It's funny what happens when you become a grandparent. You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you'd do. It's terrific.

During critical periods, a leader is not allowed to feel sorry for himself, to be down, to be angry, or to be weak. Leaders must beat back these emotions

You don't just be a team. You become a team. Through tough games you find that you need each other

That's another thing, we made up games. We didn't have equipment. When it snowed, we would play slow motion tackle football. We would play hockey, but we wouldn't skate. We just made things up. I loved doing that.

A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared to time spent learning about people.

Friendships, along with love, make life worth living.