Steve Alford Quotes

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.

There are things that I will think about, that I have been a part of because I was the head coach at UCLA, that I will always cherish. I grew up loving this program as a kid.

For a college basketball player or coach, to reach the Final Four is la-la land. You’ve achieved, you’ve got your stamp of approval. My first team to do that was in 1986. Then we did it in ’88, ’89 and ’90.

Obviously, I've been very fortunate to be able to work for a Hall of Famer, to be able to coach a lot of Hall of Famers.

At UCLA, there will always be high expectations. That's why you want to play here or coach here.

That's why I'm here at UCLA - to help them win a national championship.

Cameron Indoor Stadium is a special place in sports and there's really nothing else out there quite like it. Anytime I'm inside Cameron, I've got memories. Cameron is like Yankee Stadium or the old Boston Garden.

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.

Then I want to beat Anthony Davis' shot-block record, and I want to win National Player of the Year. I definitely plan to put the work in to accomplish those goals.

Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team.

Competing in both track and field and basketball for the Bruins I have a lot of great memories to choose from. But my all-time favorite moment in collegiate sports has to be in 1982 when we won UCLA's first NCAA title in track.

Basketball paid for four years of my education, and I am so proud of that.

Ray Pearson, played for UCLA. He's a friend of mine.

Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player.

I had eleven varsity letters. I loved basketball the best, but cross-country is a little more under your control.

To play 18 years as a pro and have a great college career, it's awesome.

I came to Indiana for one reason: I think you can win championships at Indiana.

If I didn't love the game, why would I play at the University of Kentucky? Why would I ever come here? It's a serious program.

So, college was kind of the only option that I looked at, and I was fortunate to have great coaches when I was at UCLA. They helped me improve on and off the court.

I remember every goal I've scored!

We won the Europa League in 2013 and it was an amazing night, an amazing feeling. I take those memories and think to myself, 'I want to do that again.'

Watching a guy go from not having ever played an NBA game before to growing up and developing into an All-Star player, that's probably the most rewarding thing that you can do as a coach.

I'm lucky. I got a chance to play major-league baseball.

Basketball gave me an avenue to live my dream, and I just want to help other kids live their dreams through me.

As an outsider, when you think of Indiana, you think about a place that not only has championships but a championship tradition.