86 Quotes by Dean Smith

There is a point in every contest when sitting on the sidelines is not an option.

Given the fact that we are in a capitalist society, we still do not want to overlook not only what a corporation produces and its profitability but also how it impacts the environment, touches human life and whether it protects or undermines the dignity of the human person.

The best way to stop the problem of agents would be for the NCAA to come down hard and suspend a school for two years if it finds players with agents on campus.

Our teachers at the public school level are the most underpaid for the importance of their job in America.

I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised.

As soon as you try to describe a close friendship, it loses something.

I'd like to see the high schools put in a rule that limits recruitable athletes from playing on teams outside a 100-mile radius from their home or school.

I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking.

I enjoy basketball. I enjoy coaching basketball. It's the out-of-season stuff I didn't handle well.