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Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.

You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.

Don’t try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing.

Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.

He who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game.

Your defense will save you on the nights that your offense isn’t working.

Stand up for your players. Show them you care on and off the court.

Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.

It’s what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.

Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.

Not only is there more to life than basketball, there’s a lot more to basketball than basketball.

Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.

I was pretty hot-tempered all through school. I remember my high school basketball coach telling me: ‘Boy, if you don’t learn to control that temper, you’re gonna kill somebody.’

Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you’ll get nowhere

It’s better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.

True basketball coaches are great teachers and you do not humiliate, you do not physically go after, you do not push or shove, you do not berate, if you are a true coach. If you humiliate or curse them, that won’t do it. Coaches like that are not coaches.

When you cleanse yourself of a big victory, you may open yourself up to the opportunity for an even bigger victory

Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.

Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all members of the team

Confrontation simply means meeting the truth head-on.

I don’t look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.

Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated

The more things we can get kids to do correctly off the court, the more they will do correctly on the court.

Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.

Confidence shared is better than confidence only in yourself.

The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after the first 25 yards, but the last one out because I didn’t have a flip turn.

Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them-a desire, a dream, a vison.

Criticize on defense and encourage on offense.

It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.

Be a dreamer. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.