He who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game.
ADOLPH RUPPHe who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game.
ADOLPH RUPPAnd prevent the ball from going into the pivot man.
ADOLPH RUPPThis much is true, no coach has a monopoly on the knowledge of basketball.
ADOLPH RUPPControl everything within 18 feet.
ADOLPH RUPPThere are no secrets in the game.
ADOLPH RUPPIf they don’t let me coach, they might as well take me to the Lexington cemetery.
ADOLPH RUPPEliminate second shots.
ADOLPH RUPPSuccess is the best builder of character.
ADOLPH RUPPReduce the number of your opponent’s shots;
ADOLPH RUPPForce your opponent into low percentage shots.
ADOLPH RUPPI’ve always envied the kind of coach who could go completely out of his mind and nobody would know the difference.
ADOLPH RUPPI know I have plenty of enemies.
ADOLPH RUPPNo easy baskets.
ADOLPH RUPPI wouldn’t give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world.
ADOLPH RUPPIf a Coach is determined to stay in the coaching profession.
ADOLPH RUPPWe’re never as good as we think we are, nor as bad as we think we are.
ADOLPH RUPP