There are certain people in our business that you don’t replace – Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzyewski, and you don’t replace John Wooden, either. Steve Alford Read Quote
A freshman has only about 25% of his degree completed. They go off to play professional basketball, and to assume they will come back and get the degree done five, six, seven years later, I don’t see that happening. Steve Alford Read Quote
Christian, non-Christian, we’re going to miss the mark. We’re going to make mistakes. How you handle those mistakes and get more fundamentally sound spiritually in dealing with those mistakes I think have a direct impact – not only on your spiritual life, but those around you. Steve Alford Read Quote
I got to work for some great administrators at great institutions, and I had an opportunity to coach great players. Iowa is no different. Steve Alford Read Quote
I never in my wildest dreams thought I would get even one play at Indiana, let alone 25 years later, walk Bruin Walk, walk UCLA where Coach Wooden built his legacy. Steve Alford Read Quote
I grew up in Indiana. My first four years of elementary were in the gym where Coach Wooden went to high school. Steve Alford Read Quote
I’m a Christian first. I’m a family guy second. As much as I like coaching, as much as I like basketball, it’s third, fourth, or fifth down the line. Steve Alford Read Quote
The majority of the Big Ten towns are college towns. The colleges are kind of what run the towns. Steve Alford Read Quote
