16 Quotes by Adolph Rupp

If a Coach is determined to stay in the coaching profession, he will develop from year to year. This much is true, no coach has a monopoly on the knowledge of basketball. There are no secrets in the game. The only secrets, if there are any, are good teaching of sound fundamentals, intelligent handling of men, a sound system of play, and the ability to instill in the boys a desire to win.

Your defense will save you on the nights that your offense isn't working.

I've always envied the kind of coach who could go completely out of his mind and nobody would know the difference.

I know I have plenty of enemies, but I'd rather be the most-hated winning coach in the country than the most-popular losing one.

We're never as good as we think we are, nor as bad as we think we are.

Success is the best builder of character.

He who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game.

I wouldn't give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world.

I believe that good defense embodies seven cardinal principle: reduce the number of your opponent's shots; force your opponent into low percentage shots; control everything within 18 feet; eliminate second shots; no easy baskets; point the ball on all long shots; and prevent the ball from going into the pivot man.