Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.
I think the real free person in society is one that's disciplined. It's the one that can choose; that is the free one.
If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.
I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised.
I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking.
I enjoy basketball. I enjoy coaching basketball. It's the out-of-season stuff I didn't handle well.
Praise behaviour that you want repeated
There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does
One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work
I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it's something unusual.
The key statistic is still to get to the foul line.
I would never recruit a player who yells at his teammates, disrespected his high school coach, or scores 33 points a game and his team goes 10-10.
The most important thing in good leadership is truly caring.
Basketball, more than any other sport, is a team game...about the thousands of small, unselfish acts, the sacrifices on the part of the players that result in team building.
Any old coach will say the game was meant for finesse. It's a beautiful game, especially on television.
The most important thing is team morale.
Always have your players go and pick-up the guy who draws the charge.
Everyone on the bench stands for the man coming out of the game.
The best way to build team chemistry is the way Rupp used to substitute, when they fouled out.
I've always believed in quickness over strength and size.
I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism.
Only praise behavior that you want to be repeated. Never use false praise.
A leader's job is to develop committed followers. Bad leaders destroy their followers' sense of commitment.
You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball.
The coach's job is to be part servant in helping each player reach his goals within the team concept.
Good people are happy when something good happens to someone else.
A lion never roars after a kill.
Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.
What do do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.