I've got a great staff and great support system, and I'm going to stick my neck out and do what I always do.

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

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

To me, teamwork is a lot like being part of a family. It comes with obligations, entanglements, headaches, and quarrels. But the rewards are worth the cost.

Combine practice with belief.

I am about helping each and every student athlete that selects to wear the orange, you know, be successful at Tennessee individually and as a team. That type of record is certainly not anything that I have aspirations to reach.

She taught me that it's ok to let down your guard and allow your players to get to know you. They don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.