Scott Skiles is one of the best coaches in the NBA, someone I observe and learn from on a day-to-day basis.

The thing that surprised me is you hear a lot about NBA guys, do they really want to be coached? My experience is they really do want to be coached. They want a plan: 'How are we going to win the game?' And they'll follow that plan.

I've always been a goal-oriented person.

As an outsider, when you think of Indiana, you think about a place that not only has championships but a championship tradition.

When I was at Oklahoma, I didn't think it could get any bigger than that.

The people who know me, know me. Those are the only ones I worry about.

I just coach my team. I just focus on coaching my team.

The most important thing in the world to me is my faith and my family.

You choose who you want to be.

Kevin McHale was a master communicator and knows how to coach stars, and that's a unique gift because you take an old-school guy that's used to coaching his way, he'd have a hard time coaching them cats now, but Kevin knows how, and he has the patience of Job.

Any time you work with your son, it's special.

The one thing that young coaches should do is if there is an NBA team in your area, get to training camp and see the coaching that goes on.

I learned a lot in the NBA.

I like that there is a lot of work to be done.

What's an easier way to say 'bad?' Let's go with 'abysmal.'

I didn't want to end my coaching career as an assistant in the NBA.

I was comfortable in Pullman; I really was.

I liked coaching in an underdog situation.

We have the wrong people chasing Osama bin Laden. It ought to be athletic directors and reporters. They'll find you.

The coaching community is really tight-knit.

My heading was NBA head coach. I didn't want to be back in college for a lot of reasons.

You remember all your teachers.

I have made the very difficult decision to leave my position as head coach of the men's basketball team at Indiana University.

Sometimes players just take a little while to develop.