What does this program/team need this week?

We cannot accept in victory what we would not accept in defeat.

Practice to beat the best.

Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration.

It is a paradoxical statement, but it takes incredible personal discipline to play with great freedom.

For us to be successful on defense, we must get back and stop the basketball, eliminate easy baskets, keep the ball out of the lane, and bother the shooters.

What you specifically teach is what your players will do best.

I must learn what I can to teach what I must.

We teach offense 5-0/5-5 (whole method) and defense by part (1-1/3-3).

...I could never explain how the image and the reality merge, and how they somehow extend and beautify each other.

Self importance is self pride.

Confront somebody with an issue before it becomes a conflict. Confrontation is not all bad.

Chance arrives unannounced. It emerges, and when it leaves, we are lucky if the changes it has produced are only external.

Pitching is always a weird, difficult thing.

My nemesis - my downfall, if you will - was relationships, and trying to fulfill them.

I'm not used to having a boss. I'm the boss. I don't need the money. I'm filthy f... rich!

My heart's pounding like I'm watching Oprah's farewell season.

The right hairstyle can make a plain woman beautiful and a beautiful woman unforgettable.