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.

You spend more of the game preparing to win in the final seconds. And that is what separates winners from losers.

I think the only thing that I really thought about, I am always every year thinking about how I can get better, how my stuff can get better, how our team can improve.

The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.

I think basketball has changed tremendously and for the better. I think that obviously the game is better. I think the skill of the players are better, the strength, the overall athleticism, the teamwork involved. I think coaching is better. We have more exposure for our game than ever. You know, our sport has grown significantly in really the last five years. It's pretty amazing.

Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.

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.