I think the most important thing I thought is, I thought about recruiting and what we need in recruiting..

Teamwork is really a form of trust. It's what happens when you surrender the mistaken idea that you can go it alone and realize that you won't achiev….

Here's how I'm going to beat you. I'm going to outwork you. That's it. That's all there is to it..

I am about helping each and every student athlete that selects to wear the orange, you know, be successful at Tennessee individually and as a team. T….

Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it..

Attitude lies somewhere between emotion and logic. It's that curious mix of optimism and determination that enables you to maintain a positive outloo….

By doing things when you are too tired, by pushing yourself farther than you thought you could - like running the track after a two-hour practice - y….

Success lulls you. It makes the most ambitious of us complacent and sloppy. In a way, you have to cultivate a kind of amnesia and forget all of your ….

Accountability is essential to personal growth, as well as team growth. How can you improve if you're never wrong? If you don't admit a mistake and t….

To me, teamwork is a lot like being part of a family. It comes with obligations, entanglements, headaches, and quarrels. But the rewards are worth th….

A lot of kids just want to go play basketball, but they don't know to play and they don't have the skills to play. I think just the skill development….

The best way to handle responsibility is to break it down into smaller parts. Take care of one small thing at a time..

Losing strengthens you. It reveals your weaknesses so you can fix them.

Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself..

The absolute heart of loyalty is to value those people who tell you the truth, not just those people who tell you what you want to hear. In fact, you….

I won 1,098 games, and eight national championships, and coached in four different decades. But what I see are not the numbers. I see their faces..

I want to keep coaching as long as I can. I love teaching and working with student athletes and I love being at the University of Tennessee..

Put the Team Before Yourself..

Teamwork does not come naturally. Let's face it. We are born with certain inclinations, but sharing isn't one of them..

It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it..

I don't give out compliments easily..