You don't win games as a coach during games. You win games as a coach before games. Players win during games, not coaches

You don't win games as a coach during games. You win games as a coach before games. Players win during games, not coaches

An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.

You've got to avoid overcoaching. You've got to avoid talking too much. You've got to avoid showing players that you're the boss every time. You don't have to do that. They know you're in charge.

When players are used to winning, they put out a little more. Basketball 3rd winningest coach (regular season and playoffs) in NBA history; won 1,037 times in 20 years.

Strategy is something anyone can learn. But not all coaches take the time to understand a man's personality.

Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.