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Don't be just another guy going down the street and going nowhere.
There's not many things less important than the score at halftime.
Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.
Good people are happy when something good happens to someone else.
If you are a good team, your offense is born on the defensive end.
If your best offensive players go down, all you can do is hang on.
You have to have great players and great coaches working with you.
At 67, you are what you are. I think it's too late to change much.
The more you win, the better you're gonna get. It grows on itself.
I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.
It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.
The NBA needs more of that 'it's-about-us-against-them' mentality.
If you're straight with your players, they'll be straight with you.
I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking.
Encourage 'random' picks on the ball because they cannot be scouted
You only have a number for one day. After that, it is all up to you
Be what ya is, 'cause if ya be what you ain't, ya ain't what ya is.
Good shooters take the shots; best shooters take most of the shots.
If we're gonna win, we have to play up to and beyond our potential.
The greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them.
I know who I am. I don't see myself as this whoever they see me as.
I normally shun the spotlight, but I don't mind being the platform.
I didn't want to end my coaching career as an assistant in the NBA.
The only way you're going to grow is to be in difficult situations.
The worst thing we can do is put the (other) team in a one-and-one.
Anytime you stop striving to get better, you're bound to get worse.
Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.
I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.
Stand up for your players. Show them you care on and off the court.
The other guys just caught lightning in a bottle with a great game.
Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject.
The trick to defending Kentucky's home court is....better defending
The people who know basketball, their elevators don't go to the top.
Keep your head down. Mind your business and do the best job you can.
Social media has a way of revealing someone and can be very telling.
Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years.
I don't keep a lot of the trophy stuff. I don't pay attention to it.
If you're going to have to beg them to play, it's not going to work.
There's only one thing we can control, and that is how hard we play.
Make or miss, you still have to shoot the same shot with confidence.
Sean Sweeney is a defensive guy that did a great job with Milwaukee.
I have a favorite poem. From Rudyard Kipling. It's called 'L'Envoi.'
Know where you have been, where you are now and where you want to be
I wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.
Have a vision. Sell your program. Your team is going to reflect you.
...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line.
Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.
Don't mistake routine for commitment, just showing up is not enough.
I'm an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win.