Dean Smith quotes

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. (Dean Smith)
Our teachers at the public school level are the most underpaid for the importance of their job in America. View quote
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I just think we shouldn't get into counting coaches' records. I've never been for that... but I know that's just American society. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'd never get elected if people in North Carolina realized how liberal I am. View quote
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There is a point in every contest when sitting on the sidelines is not an option. View quote
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Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots. View quote
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I think the real free person in society is one that's disciplined. It's the one that can choose; that is the free one. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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As soon as you try to describe a close friendship, it loses something. (Dean Smith)
I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised. View quote
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I know a lawyer who'd love to retire and be an assistant coach. I mean, it's fun. View quote
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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. View quote
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I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking. View quote
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I enjoy basketball. I enjoy coaching basketball. It's the out-of-season stuff I didn't handle well. View quote
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