My rule was I wouldn't recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That's not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk..

I tell the players that they can't relive any day in their lives and that they can't relive the minutes of a game, so they should make a great effort….

I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really….

It bothers me that the average fan, the average sportswriter for that matter, pays so much attention to what's in a box score. A box score does not p….

The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores..

Don't call me son unless you're going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, "Son.").

I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave..

Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class..

Make your life exciting. Do what you have to do as long as you don't hurt people..

I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, "Hey, I made a mistake." Let….

The nicest thing about coaching is that one day you feel like you can play handball against a curb, and on other days you feel like you can fly to th….

You better have great practices..

I don't think any decent human being enjoys recruiting..

Life is what you allow yourself not to see..

Our guys took Shop and Advanced Shop. Shop is when you make a chair. Advanced Shop is when you paint it..

If a player leaves Marquette and doesn't have some of my blood in him, then I don't think I've done a good job..

There's no one who's dropped on top of the mountain. You've got to work your way to the top..

I'm not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up his station in life. And t….

Help one kid at a time. He'll maybe go back and help a few more..

Live every day as if it were Saturday night..

Live in the moment that you are in..