When you have a problem, if you tell the truth, the problem becomes part of your past. If you lie, it becomes part of your future.

I learned quickly that motivating people would be the most important responsibility of my career.

If I didn't have a recruiting engagement, I was going to be here. I did everything possible to change the recruiting thing. I'm a very small part of this night, but I did want to be a part of it.

True motivation is not getting people to play to their potential. It's getting people to play beyond their potential

I just don't deal with the negativity. I can't get involved in that side of it. I don't understand it, and you can't let it take away from your life and what you are trying to do.

It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.

Coaches are bridge builders. It's our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over.