Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.
I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.
Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.
Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.
All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.
As I’ve said, basketball has been, I think, a real cooperative venture. There have been a lot of people that have been involved in it: coaches, administrators – not recently – fans and nobody, nobody any more so than students over the years.
Everybody hears, but few listen.
I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender.
I hate casual shooting. Every shot is preceded by working to get open and catch and shoot under game like conditions.
I’ve never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.
What is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots.
You don’t play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.
Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
You are never going to be driven anywhere worthwhile, but you sure as hell drive yourself to a lot of great places. It is up to you to drive yourself there.
Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can’t, then they can’t play.
As coaches we talk about two things: offense and defense. There is a third phase we neglect, which is more important. It’s conversion from offense to defense and defense to offense.
I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began.