84 Quotes by Dick Bennett

Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration.

I concluded some time ago that a major part of success of a team, or of an individual, has a great deal to do with the intangible qualities possessed. The real key is in how a person see himself (humility), how he feels about what he does (passion), how he works with others (unity), how he makes others better (servanthood), and how he deals with frustration and success, truly learning from each situations (thankfulness). I believe those concepts are the essence of a good player, team, coach, or individual in any capacity in life.

Practice to beat the best.

We cannot accept in victory what we would not accept in defeat.

We were consistent on both ends of the court.

Obviously, we have no leader on the floor. That is obvious if you watch us. I don't think they trust me. My feeling is that most of them think I'm over the hill. Maybe I'm just exaggerating.

Nobody could guard him. They were just too quick for us. We simply weren't able to handle that or their ability to shoot the ball.

I don't even look at those things. There were so many streaks that I inherited here, and Wisconsin. When I was at Wisconsin, there were so many streaks there, I kind of let them go in one ear, and out the other.

I don't know what that is aside from the emotions of the game. Maybe the fact that they have pretty much owned us over the years. I'm not sure. I do know . . . that they've got a lot of young kids out there.