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

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.

Class is more important than a game.

The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything.

Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.

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.

I don't give out compliments easily.