Coaches are creatures of habit. I knew a coach who got a deal going where his players had to run a mile in six minutes. I asked why. He said, 'gut check'. |
Damn referees, I'll miss them less than anybody. |
Damn referees, I'll miss them less than anybody. |
Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor. |
I asked [Bud] Koper after the game why he didn't show up to eat and he told me he wasn't hungry. If I had a rule that said you couldn't start or couldn't play if you missed the pregame meal, then we would have lost the game [Koper scored 44 points in a victory]. Sometimes it's better not to have that many rules. |
I don't have any tricky plays, I'd rather have tricky players. |
I don't jog, if I die I want to be sick |
I had a team where nobody could run it in six minutes and we won the NIT [National Invitation Tournament of New York]. |
I never substitute just to substitute. I play my regulars. The only way a guy gets off the floor is if he dies. |
I told [Johnny] Bench once, 'If you had come with me, you could be the principal of a high school by now'. |
It was a hole in one contest and I had a three. |
Maybe it would be best for me to finish at 599. People seem to like you better when you finish just short. |
One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn't do you any good. |
The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off. |
The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off. |