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Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.

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I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.
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Can’t win without talent, you know.
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I called him over and told him about it. He told me that in the back there’s a tank they keep the lobsters in and while they’re in there, they fight and sometimes one loses a claw. I told him ‘then bring me a winner.’
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Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.
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On how to make the game more exciting.
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You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
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” Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing.
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A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
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All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.
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I’m an Einstein of the streets and an Oxford scholar of common sense.
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Do what you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.
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Don’t call me son unless you’re going to include me in your will. (When Adolph Rupp called him, “Son.”)
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When a guy takes off his coat, he’s not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!
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Every obnoxious fan has a wife at home that dominates him.
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