I’ve always envied the kind of coach who could go completely out of his mind and nobody would know the difference.

If they don’t let me coach, they might as well take me to the Lexington cemetery.

I know I have plenty of enemies, but I’d rather be the most-hated winning coach in the country than the most-popular losing one.

We’re never as good as we think we are, nor as bad as we think we are.

Your defense will save you on the nights that your offense isn’t working.

I wouldn’t give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world.

If they don't let me coach, they might as well take me to the Lexington cemetery.

I believe that good defense embodies seven cardinal principle: reduce the number of your opponent's shots; force your opponent into low percentage shots; control everything within 18 feet; eliminate second shots; no easy baskets; point the ball on all long shots; and prevent the ball from going into the pivot man.

I wouldn't give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world.

He who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game.