The problem with new is you don’t have time for the old ones.
I don’t believe in praying to win.
If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants.
I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it.
When you hurry you’re more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you’re not quick you can’t get things done.
As I grow older, I appreciate things that I didn’t appreciate much when I was younger. I am thankful more than I used to be. I’ve been reasonably healthy, and I feel blessed. And each morning I can think, this is going to be a good day!
Never be thrown off stride in how you behave or what you believe in because of outside events.
I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time.
Forget favors given; remember those received.
Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgment and common sense are essential.
The team that makes the most mistakes usually wins, because doers make mistakes.
Don’t be afraid to fail. The greatest failure of all is failure to act when action is needed. Use the information that you’ve acquired in the past through the experiences you’ve had and act with self-control – but act.
Fairness is giving all people the treatment they earn and deserve. It doesn’t mean treating everyone alike.
Winning games, titles and championships isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, but getting there, the journey, is a lot more than it’s cracked up to be.
Motivating through fear may work in the short term to get people to do something, but over the long run I believe personal pride is a much greater motivator. It produces far better results that last for a much longer time.
For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If you are not intent about what you are doing, you aren’t able to resist the temptation to do something else that might be more fun at the moment.
If you let social activities take precedence over your academic activities, then you will soon lose your basketball activities.
Since the most important responsibility of a coach in regard to the actual playing of the game is to teach his players properly and effectively to execute the various fundamentals of the game, he is first of all a teacher.
I think that in any group activity – whether it be business, sports, or family – there has to be leadership or it wont be successful.