Dean Smith

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

“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.”

“The best way to stop the problem of agents would be for the NCAA to come down hard and suspend a school for two years if it finds players with agents on campus.”

“Given the fact that we are in a capitalist society, we still do not want to overlook not only what a corporation produces and its profitability but also how it impacts the environment, touch...”

“I think the real free person in society is one that's disciplined. It's the one that can choose; that is the free one.”

“I'd like to see the high schools put in a rule that limits recruitable athletes from playing on teams outside a 100-mile radius from their home or school.”

“I'd never get elected if people in North Carolina realized how liberal I am.”

“I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised.”

“There is a point in every contest when sitting on the sidelines is not an option.”

“The presidents of colleges have to have some courage to step forward. You can't limit alcohol in college sports, you have to get rid of it.”

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

“Our teachers at the public school level are the most underpaid for the importance of their job in America.”