Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be

Perhaps the toughest call for a coach is weighing what is best for an individual against what is best for the team. Keeping a player on the roster just because I liked him personally, or even because of his great contributions to the team in the past, when I felt some one else could do more for the team would be a disservice to the team's goals.

A vital team characteristic is the ability to overcome adversity. Any team acquires experience and endurance as it learns to fight back. This in turn builds the kind of character which seldom crumbles at a time of crisis or testing.

Right after the game, say as little as possible.

I'd rather have a second-best decision diligently pursued than a first-best decision lackadaisically pursued.

There is only a half step difference between the champions and those who finish on the bottom. And much of that half step is mental.

The more successful you become, the longer the yardstick people use to measure you by.