Dean Smith Quotes (16 Quotes)


    We were told to throw it inside to Big Clyde. He couldn't jump that well but he had great touch from 15 feet. And he had good hands. He'd catch even my bad passes.

    If you treat every situation as a life-and-death matter, you'll die a lot of times.

    If you track the path of Isabel, that's exactly where these trees are dying.

    The presidents of colleges have to have some courage to step forward. You can't limit alcohol in college sports, you have to get rid of it.

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


    The NCAA and universities should not be in the business of marketing a product that is the leading cause of death among college students. Also, it should be noted that the alcohol advertising does not leave the younger audiences untouched. Ten year olds are rooting for their favorite teams, meanwhile, being subjected to the promotion of alcohol use.

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

    If you make every game a life-and-death thing, you're going to have problems. You'll be dead a lot.

    If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.

    The real issue is not if a crossing is put in, but when. It would be negligent on the part of Union Pacific and the California Public Utilities Commission to not address the problem.

    Ask yourself this question If aspirin were the leading cause of death on college campuses, do you think chancellors, presidents, and trustees would allow aspirin commercials on basketball and football telecasts They wouldn't, not for a minute.

    The focus should be on the players. I'm here a long time. You can call me in the summer. Our seniors will be gone.

    We need to understand that children start following athletics at the age of nine or ten. These beer ads are highly appealing to them. When beer companies say their ads aren't directed at young people, I find it hard to believe. Do you think the kids don't like the lizards on the Budweiser spots.

    This is my last year, I'm going to take that shot. All I was thinking was I needed to get the ball up. If I get it up, I'll make it.

    House prices swamp Fed concerns in the mortgage- and asset-backed market. We see many more opportunities in a volatile market like this than in a placid market.

    Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.


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