Coach Quote by DeAndre Jordan

I love Coach K's passion to coach his players and to coach the game. I examined and watched the interaction between him and his…

— Jayson Tatum

Coach K has been really honest with me in film, telling me when I'm messing up, telling me when I'm doing something good. Just…

— Marvin Bagley III

I bought into everything Coach K preached to us. His whole philosophy.

— Christian Laettner

Coach K always wanted me to talk more, even when I was in college. That's something I'm going to do as I get older.

— Jayson Tatum

Coach K was fine with the way I played defense.

— Jahlil Okafor

I had a few brief, brief interactions with Coach K. Mainly us beating them in the NCAA Tournament back in 2012.

— C. J. McCollum

Coach K, he's just the most legendary coach to coach college basketball. I felt like going to Duke University I can learn a lot…

— Zion Williamson

Coach Dyer was a great mentor for me and a great teacher.

— Scottie Pippen

Playing one year under Coach K feels like you've played for three years. I learned so much from him; gained a lot of wisdom…

— Brandon Ingram

Coach Snyder was just a determined guy. I was at the ground floor at Kansas State. I learned a lot from that experience.

— Bob Stoops

Coach Meyer taught me everything I know about the game. He taught me to think it. I'd never had a coach before him.

— George Mikan

I really enjoyed coaching.

— Joe Paterno