Tom Izzo

With the new social media way of doing things, kids are seeing things a lot more, a lot quicker. So I think…

— Tom Izzo

In the NBA, you never know who you will play for, who is coaching you, what the general managers are like.

— Tom Izzo

Two years in a row, I went to Kuwait for a week. I lived in the barracks with U.S. troops; that was…

— Tom Izzo

I'm worried about what betters the game and what betters the student-athlete.

— Tom Izzo

I just think some things are bigger than basketball.

— Tom Izzo

I guess I was a decent basketball player - pass first, pass second, shoot third... pretty good defensively.

— Tom Izzo

Wimps go up to rebound with one hand, not two.

— Tom Izzo

You have to learn how to compete.

— Tom Izzo

I'm into all the peaceful protests.

— Tom Izzo

Championships and great seasons are won in locker rooms.

— Tom Izzo

Coaches tell you things for a reason. If they tell you to keep your head up, there's a reason. If they tell…

— Tom Izzo

You tell your players all the time: 'Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.' I think I'm in a…

— Tom Izzo

All I've got to make sure I do is what's best for my team and the university I work at. I want…

— Tom Izzo

Don't eat three pizzas when you sit down at night, and a gallon of ice cream. It works wonders.

— Tom Izzo

When your two major sports, your two revenue sports, are going well, that bodes well for the whole university.

— Tom Izzo

I've always said I wanted to be somewhere where basketball and football were really good together.

— Tom Izzo

Timing in life can be cruel and it can be funny.

— Tom Izzo

Listen, I learn lessons, too.

— Tom Izzo

I think kids are making a lot of bad decisions because we're teaching them that the minute something goes tough, to get…

— Tom Izzo

A player gets into the Hall because of his abilities. A coach gets in because of his players' ability.

— Tom Izzo

Most of the time people play zone because they've got lazy guys.

— Tom Izzo

A good deal is when it's a good deal for both parties.

— Tom Izzo

I think it's a shame that all we talk about is the one-and-done players.

— Tom Izzo

The one thing that my parents have told me and I try to tell my kids it doesn't matter how much fame,…

— Tom Izzo

The upsets are bigger deals when you're thought of as a bigger deal.

— Tom Izzo