I haven't ever really had a goal to break that record or catch John Wooden.

God doesn’t take things away to be cruel. He takes things away to make room for other things. He takes things away to lighten us. He takes things away so we can fly.

Here's how I'm going to beat you. I'm going to outwork you. That's it. That's all there is to it.

It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it.

You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive

Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.

No one feels strong when she examines her own weakness. But in facing weakness, you learn how much there is in you, and you find real strength.

I won 1,098 games, and eight national championships, and coached in four different decades. But what I see are not the numbers. I see their faces.

Discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work.

Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.

Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you're never wrong?

Home is within me, no matter where I go, no matter what happens to our planet or our people.

I tell you there is no such thing as creative hate!

We can only love what we know.

Fashion is meant to be wild and expressive. I love colour but I also love basics - grungy minimalism mixed with this kind of broken-down cheerleader, is my thing.

Don't take life too seriously! Learn to enjoy yourself and be grateful for all you have.

Our clothing, our food, our household furnishings - all could be much simpler than they now are and at the same time be better looking

In education, as in religion and love, compulsion thwarts the purpose for which it is employed.

The story of practically every great fortune starts with the day when a creator of ideas and a seller of ideas got together and worked in harmony.

It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion.

Do not delegate an assignment and then attempt to manage it yourself - you will make an enemy of the overruled subordinate.