It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?

Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Never mistake activity for achievement.

If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.

Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.

I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.

It isn't what you do, but how you do it.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.

Be prepared and be honest.

All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.

Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day.

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.

Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.

Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.

Earn the right to be proud and confident.

Failure is never fatal. But failure to change can and might be.

Friendship is two-sided. It isn't a friend just because someone's doing something nice for you. That's a nice person. There's friendship when you do for each other. It's like marriage - it's two-sided.

I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.

I don't think I was a fine game coach. I'm trying to be honest. I think I was a good practice coach.

I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don't criticize a teammate. Never be late.

I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.

I met Tiger Woods when he was younger. He's amazing - obviously technically, but his mental approach, too. He's really something.

I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game.