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

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

In putting together your standards, remember that it is essential to involve your entire team. Standards are not rules issued by the boss; they are a collective identity. Remember, standards are the things that you do all the time and the things for which you hold one another accountable.

A leader is someone who puts their people in position to be successful all the time

I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.

When I was growing up, there weren't any Little Leagues in the city. Parents worked all the time. They didn't have time to take their kids out to play baseball and football.

It's always an honor to be ranked high, but whatever is said about you, you take it and then take a realistic look at yourself and who you are.