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Quotes by Coach
"Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years."
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"Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second."
58
"The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare."
57
"We came in today with a chip on our shoulder to prove who we are."
57
"I have found that the players who have played in that game really do have respect for their adversaries."
57
"My only feeling about superstition is that it's unlucky to be behind at the end of the game."
57
"Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players."
57
"The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner."
57
"I thought we were aggressive across the board defensively, and you could just see it grow. As the game went along, you could see the confidence grow. It showed in the fourth quarter."
57
"A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning."
56
"Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks."
56
"About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure."
56
"So, when it comes to eating healthy, it's just doing the right thing. And it's not something you have to do 365 days a year, but I think it's something you have to do 25 days a month. Let's put it that way."
56
"Winning to often is as disastrous as losing too often. Both get the same results, the falling off of the public's enthusiasm."
55
"I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between."
55
"We've got a support system that gives our players a wonderful opportunity to graduate. If they go to class and give good effort, they can graduate from this school, and I believe that's important when you go out recruiting."
55
"Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third."
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"I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat."
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"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
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"So, I didn't say we are going to win a lot, but we are going to play like winners, and we've got a plan in place to teach our guys how to play like winners and play like a champion."
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"It's what you've been a part of for so long. I don't think I can watch a game without an interest in who wins."
55
"My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it."
55
"Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!"
55
"I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game."
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"We can all be geniuses because one definition of genius is the infinite capacity for taking pains."
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