I don't recruit players who are nasty to their parents. I look for players who realize the world doesn't revolve around them.

Winning takes character. Workers get the most out of themselves. When a body has limited talent, it must muster all its resources of character to overcome adversity.

If you yell at a kid and he gets mad at you, you've lost him. If you yell at a kid and he gets mad at himself, then you have something.

A coach's job is to put his team where it can function effectively and win.

In a team sport like basketball, every time you help somebody else, you help yourself.

Starting out as a junior varsity coach in high school you pick up things along the way and put them all together. Something has gotta come out of it. It's basically stuff I picked up from other people.

Coaching is preparation.