Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.
Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones.
Discover your gift, develop your gift and then give it away every day.
If you can do something and not blow your own horn, it sure sounds a lot better.
Positioning, anticipation and technique create quickness. Therefore, you can always get quicker
There's only one thing we can control, and that is how hard we play.
When you watch the game, be a student of the game.
The only thing success should do is make you more humble.
If you are a good team, your offense is born on the defensive end.
I have learned that peace is not the absence of trial, trouble, or torment but the presence of calm in the midst of them
It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.
Be what ya is, 'cause if ya be what you ain't, ya ain't what ya is.
Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning.
Plays are not as important as players, and players are not as important as teammates
Shout praise and whisper criticism.
To be a team, you must be a family.
There is nothing more important than rebounding... don't just give it lip service.
Players who are late say that their time is more important than the team.
It doesn't cost nothing to be nice to people
Simplify the game as much as possible. When you add, you must subtract.
You can pick captains, but you can't pick leaders. Whoever controls the locker room controls the team
I tell everyone that I have 25,000 assistant coaches. If I want to know something, I just go to the grocery store.'
Administrators are like pigs; don't wrestle with a pig because you both get dirty and the pig likes it.
It is not what you teach, but what you emphasize.
You aren't going to win championships unless you make layups and free throws.
