Jay Bilas

“Failing doesn’t make you a failure. Failing makes you a competitor. Every competitor fails. If you lay it on the line, you…

— Jay Bilas

Entitlement never wins Championships, Investment wins Championships.

— Jay Bilas

The greatest compliment to any player is he is a great teammate. We can't all be great players, but we can all…

— Jay Bilas

Hard work is not punishment. Hard work is the price of admission for the opportunity to reach sustained excellence

— Jay Bilas

Toughness is a skill. I don't think we're all born tough. You learn about toughness through your experience.

— Jay Bilas

“You need to concentrate on what you’re doing, while you’re doing it,”

— Jay Bilas

Toughness has nothing to do with size, physical strength or athleticism. Toughness is A SKILL that can be developed & improved.

— Jay Bilas

“Knight has always said that there are many more mental mistakes in games than physical mistakes. “I always say, ‘Dumb loses more…

— Jay Bilas

“Practice, for better or worse, is going to be re-created in a game,” Knight said. His goal was to correct mistakes in…

— Jay Bilas

The players I respected most were the toughest players, not those who talked a good game or blocked a shot and acted…

— Jay Bilas

“But I did not want to be common; I wanted to be uncommon. I did not want to do what was easy;…

— Jay Bilas

The tough player is the one who is difficult to play against and easy to play with

— Jay Bilas