The absolute heart of loyalty is to value those people who tell you the truth, not just those people who tell you what you want to hear. In fact, you should value them most. Because they have paid you the compliment of leveling with you and assuming you can handle it.

Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.

You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive

By doing things when you are too tired, by pushing yourself farther than you thought you could - like running the track after a two-hour practice - you become a competitor. Each time you go beyond your perceived limit, you become mentally stronger.

I want to keep coaching as long as I can. I love teaching and working with student athletes and I love being at the University of Tennessee.

Attitude is a choice. What you think you can do, whether positive or negative, confident or scared, will most likely happen.

I really felt like we had to have a go to player.