Dean Smith

You should never be proud of doing the right thing. You should just do it.

— Dean Smith

“If you do what we ask you to do, the victories will belong to you, and the losses to me.”

— Dean Smith

The best way to build team chemistry is the way Rupp used to substitute, when they fouled out.

— Dean Smith

The real issue is not if a crossing is put in, but when. It would be negligent on the part of Union…

— Dean Smith

A leader's job is to develop committed followers. Bad leaders destroy their followers' sense of commitment.

— Dean Smith

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

— Dean Smith

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

— Dean Smith

The truly free person in society is a disciplined person.

— Dean Smith

I would never recruit a player who yells at his teammates, disrespected his high school coach, or scores 33 points a game…

— Dean Smith

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.

— Dean Smith

A lion never roars after a kill.

— Dean Smith

“Play hard. Play smart. Play together.”

— Dean Smith

The most important thing in good leadership is truly caring.

— Dean Smith

One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work

— Dean Smith

I know a lawyer who'd love to retire and be an assistant coach. I mean, it's fun.

— Dean Smith

The key statistic is still to get to the foul line.

— Dean Smith

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

— Dean Smith

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

— Dean Smith

Any old coach will say the game was meant for finesse. It's a beautiful game, especially on television.

— Dean Smith

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

— Dean Smith

The flash of rain, the shining rainbow riding completely around the plane, the lift over mountain ridges, the steady, pure air at…

— Dean Smith

Michael, if you can't pass, you can't play.

— Dean Smith

Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.

— Dean Smith

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

— Dean Smith

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

— Dean Smith