I just don't deal with the negativity. I can't get involved in that side of it. I don't understand it, and you can't let it take away from your life and what you are trying to do.

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Francisco Garcia could have been a high draft choice last year, probably in the 20s....

Francisco Garcia could have been a high draft choice last year, probably in the 20s....

Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.

Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.

Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes.

Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes.

I'm at the stage of my career when it's not only about winning and developing...

I'm at the stage of my career when it's not only about winning and developing...

If I didn't have a recruiting engagement, I was going to be here. I did...

If I didn't have a recruiting engagement, I was going to be here. I did...

I'd learned how much happiness money can bring you. Very little.

I'd learned how much happiness money can bring you. Very little.

The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today,...

The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today,...

The other guys just caught lightning in a bottle with a great game.

The other guys just caught lightning in a bottle with a great game.

It could happen to anyone when you get hired by a different president. There's a...

It could happen to anyone when you get hired by a different president. There's a...

After September 11, I don't think people really believe things like this are all that...

After September 11, I don't think people really believe things like this are all that...

He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise...

He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise...

Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.

Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.

I can say that hands down from being in this business 32 years; we're going...

I can say that hands down from being in this business 32 years; we're going...