The further I get away from coaching, the more I know I made the right decision. You almost forget how wonderful family life is.

What you do is not as important as how you do it.

Stubbornness is a virtue if you are right.

When I was younger I only read sports books. I loved the biographies that told how athletes developed. When I got into coaching, I did start to read more instructional books, but I was always more interested in the people behind the ideas.

Courage is the ability to do the right thing, all the time, no matter how painful or uncomfortable it might be.

What's important is not the accolades and memories of success but the way you respond when opportunities are denied.

I always liked to be fairly simple because you could get more players ready to play quickly. If you lose players to free agency, injuries, etc., it is easier to get young players ready to play in a less complex system.