I feel blessed that I had an opportunity to be in the Big Ten for four years as a player and be in the Big Ten as a coach for eight years. To get 12 years in a conference like the Big Ten - it's a first-class league with great towns and great fans. Steve Alford bigblessclass share on social
One of the things you don't usually mess with is happy. Steve Alford happymesthing Change image and share on social
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 basketballchristiancoach Change image and share on social
The majority of the Big Ten towns are college towns. The colleges are kind of what run the towns. Steve Alford bigcollegekind Change image and share on social
There are very few LeBron James and Kobe Bryants. Steve Alford bryantsjamekobe Change image and share on social
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 bobbusinessdean Change image and share on social
You control what you do offensively, defensively. You're controlling who you play, how you want to play. Steve Alford controldefensivelyoffensively Change image and share on social
Sometimes it's forgotten that players are coming to college to get a degree. Steve Alford collegecomedegree Change image and share on social
I never dreamed I would coach at UCLA. It was not one of those things in my coaching career I thought would happen. It's a tremendous blessing, and I'm going to make the most of it. Steve Alford blesscareercoach Change image and share on social
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 administratorcoachgreat Change image and share on social
