Quotes from Ben Howland

Tweeting - let's be honest: it's like I'm the center of the universe; it's all about me. Everybody is listening to my every thought, and my current thought at this very moment is... it's ridiculous.

The Reeves Nelson debacle, that hurt me. There are certain things regarding him that I couldn't say then and still can't. But I should have pulled the plug on him after his sophomore year. We tried to make it work, but we couldn't make it happen.

I coached Brandin Knight at Pitt, who was unbelievable, and also Carl Krauser.

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

It's very painful to lose, and it's a very difficult process to go through, especially at a place like UCLA where the standards are very high.

There's no question we made a couple mistakes there at UCLA at the very end.

Everybody makes mistakes. I'm definitely not perfect.

My team at Pittsburgh is the greatest example of unselfishness and giving of oneself. They bought into that, and it's brought those kids championships, and it's brought all those kids so much glory.

We need to play tough defense and have a sound offense. But mostly, we have to outrebound the other team.

You should want to run if you're a player, shouldn't you, on offense?

When you go to the big city - you're in New York, Boston, you're in L.A. - you walk in the streets, and nobody says anything to you. It becomes so impersonal because there's so many people.

Las Vegas is a big draw. There are a lot things to do there other than basketball.

I watch a lot of games and analyze a lot.

I always think I put more pressure on myself than I feel from anywhere else.

The summer in Arizona is too hot.

It still comes down to attracting players, and UCLA can attract players as well as any place in the country.

It's hard to get a job. There are more lawyers within a five-mile radius of wherever you're sitting than there are Division I jobs.

What is the NCAA going to do a program if a kid leaves before two years. You can't control it. The NBA is the one that has to control it.