Value those colleagues who tell you the truth, not just what you want to hear.

I never ask Candace Parker if she was thinking about leaving because I never had any reason to believe she would. I just kept the focus on the team and on Candace and the role she played for us.

Here's how I'm going to beat you. I'm going to outwork you. That's it. That's all there is to it.

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.

Attitude lies somewhere between emotion and logic. It's that curious mix of optimism and determination that enables you to maintain a positive outlook and to continue plodding in the face of the most adverse circumstances.

If it doesn't bother you, it won't bother them.

With attitude, you can determine your own performance.