When the legs go, the heart soon follows.
My philosophy of defense is to keep the pressure on an opponent until you get to his emotions.
Work without joy is drudgery. Drudgery does not produce champions, nor does it produce great organizations.
As a leader, you must be filled with energy and eagerness, joy and love for what you do. If you lack enthusiasm for your job, you cannot perform to the best of your ability. Industriousness is unattainable without Enthusiasm.
I found the bench to be the greatest ally when I had to make individuals comply with what was best for the team.
You’ve never heard of them- and you never will .
It matters not the subject taught, nor all the books on all the shelves, What matters most, yes most of all, is what the teachers are themselves.
Your reputation is what you’re perceived to be, Your character is what you really are.
Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.
Winning and losing aren’t all they’re cracked up to be, but the trip to the destination is.
The greatest failure of all is the failure to act when action is needed.
I’m no wizard, and I don’t like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don’t want to be thought of in that way.
I’m not going to say I was opposed to the Vietnam War. I’m going to say I’m opposed to war. But I’m also opposed to protests that deny other people their rights.
Intensity makes you stronger. Emotionalism makes you weaker.
Dictators lead through fear; good coaches do not.
Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.
Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear – good coaches do not.
To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character.
We will begin by learning how to tie our shoes.
It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.