Tom Crean (basketball coach)

"I'd like to get a lot done in a short period of time. ... Your head coach won’t be real patient. Trying to keep it in perspective? Yes. Real patient? No."

"I am a firm believer that you can't have people in your program who just want to win; you must have people who are committed to winning. Players that learn the value of hard work, commitment, teamwork…"

"No coach ever stops learning. That's what makes the great coaches great. They strive to learn more every day and they never stop asking questions."

"We have a responsibility to CARE. Thank God we’re at a place that has the tradition of this program."

"The game of basketball is one of the greatest teachers of life there is. It teaches you first and foremost to believe in yourself. You must develop physical and mental toughness in order to succeed be…"