“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.”

“Nothing will work unless you do.”

“Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.”

“Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.”

“There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.”

“When you hurry you’re more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you’re not quick you can’t get things done.”

“You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.”

“Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.”

“If there’s anything you could point out where I was a little different, it was the fact that I never mentioned winning.”

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

“Never lie, never cheat, never steal.”

“Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return.”

“I think you have to be what you are. Don’t try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.”

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”

“Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.”

“Never mistake activity for achievement.”

“Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.”

“We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.”

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

“The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.”

“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”

“You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better.”

“The best competition I have is against myself to become better.”

“The best competition I have is against myself to become better.”