I'm not against taking shots, but I am against taking bad shots.

You must be sure that you give back something that's beneficial to the game. Any of the teaching you do must be for the benefit of the men who play.

We are not going to play them; they are going to play us.

Think and then act. Never act and then alibi.

Treat each player as your own son/daughter if you can...the parents have invested in you.

Everyone should want to excel in life. You should never take the desire to excel away from the human race.

Unless you plan to out-rebound and out-shoot everyone you play, then you better learn to handle the ball.

Don't let a week go by without conferences with each player, you can't teach it all on the floor.

In family relationships, 'love' is really spelled 't-i-m-e, ' time. Taking time for each other is the key for harmony at home.

I'm irreverent, I'm not politically correct, and I feel that I'm protected in my private life because I live a very public private life.

Anybody who claims to be excited for April Fools' Day is probably a sociopath.

Human work must be done honourably and thoroughly, because we are now Men; whether we ever expect to be angels, or were ever slugs, being practically no matter.

History is written by the victors, the strongest, the most determined. Truth is found most often in the silence, in the quiet places.

Too many girls follow the line of least resistance, but a good line is hard to resist.

it's easier to forgive your enemies than to forgive your friends.

Try to make others happy, and don't despair over all the evil in the world. Instead of cursing the dark, let us each light one small lamp.

It's just how it is sometimes. Things hurt, and they hurt for a long time. You have to fight back, or it wins.

I've always written in first person. It gives the readers more insight.