Pat Williams Quotes (19 Quotes)

We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As general manager, I just can't figure out where else to play.

They were calling to check in on the coach, ... You have to remember his last year of coaching was 30 years ago, and his first year at UCLA was 1948. These were players from 30, 40, 50 years ago calling to check in. That goes way beyond X's and O's. He engaged their hearts. That's what's going on now. John Wooden has become America 's coach.

I like how the other guys are stepping up. If we keep this up, then Bell does not have to score 25 points a game for us to win.

We stopped caring whether he was coming or not. If he came, he came. If he didn't, he didn't. He's here now, but he's late and we're not waiting for him. We're not going to go backwards waiting for him.

Hes a refreshing kid, ... He loves to play. Hes got great enthusiasm for the game Lets hope he can stay strong.

This is my 37th year, and I've never seen more demands and expectations on coaches, ... Man, it's like we need a miracle every night. Every team has to go 82-0 or we're not happy.

My theme for the year was diversity. Chuck's contributions fit so well with my mission and he was able to work in a delicate area very effectively.

Although Jeannette's tenure in the house was very short, her presence there is still felt, ... and now her portrait will act as a nudge toward courage for all the members of Congress.

He's the complete package. I'm going to make him better, and he's going to make me better.

It was Jackie Robinson that inspired Dr. King to the very core of his being and encouraged him and allowed him to live out the full potential of his life. In 1947, we were living in a very different world than we are today.

Great leaders have a heart for people. They take time for people. They view people as the bottom line, not as a tool to get to the bottom line.

It'll be out in time for March Madness.

In the history of basketball, if you wondered who would do that, I don't think he would have gotten many votes. But everything came together that evening. It was a magical evening down in the Magic land. . . . It was basketball the old-fashioned way. Rip it and run.

One of my favorite stories came from a UCLA administrator who had just come across some old records, ... There's a record there of John Wooden writing a check to the UCLA athletic department for a dollar and 50 cents to repay a couple of phone calls he made.

With leadership comes some wonderful perks. But that good stuff ruins more leaders than anything I've seen in my life. Without character, folks, we can't lead.

We want to go beyond what we read in the paper about what is happening on The Hill. We all agree America's immigration policy needs work and we are urging our congressmen to take a bold, active leadership role to work toward immigration reform.

We were so bad last year, the cheerleaders stayed home and phoned in the cheers.

Coaching in the NBA is not easy. It's like a nervous breakdown with a paycheck.

He told me he was getting married, ... So I said, 'I want to come.' So he gave me an invitation. So my wife and I drove up there and, let me tell you what, it's all country there. That whole town shuts down at 8 o'clock.