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

Right after the game, say as little as possible.

There's a misconception about teamwork. Teamwork is the ability to have different thoughts about things; it's the ability to argue and stand up and say loud and strong what you feel. But in the end, it's also the ability to adjust to what is the best for the team.

Today, you have 100% of your life left.

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.

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.