Amy Ruley Quotes

United States, Basketball Coach
October 24, 1955

Amy Ruley is a former women's head basketball coach at North Dakota State University. Ruley has the greatest number of victories of any women's coach at NDSU, with over 600 wins, and led the Bison to 5 NCAA Division II championships. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004. She is a graduate of Purdue University, where she was a member of the first varsity Purdue Boilermakers team, scoring the program's first points.

I'm not a yeller. My theory is that no one goes out there trying to screw up.

Amy Ruley
- Trying
- Theory
- Screw Up
Everyone wants to win, but I think winners believe they deserve to win. They've made the commitment, they've followed the right path, and they've taken the right steps to be successful.

Amy Ruley
- Win
- Successful
- Deserve

Our won-loss record is not what we'd like, but we've been very competitive. Our game with the Gophers showed that.

Amy Ruley
- Game
- Record
- Competitive
I think maybe a little more was expected from the women's program because of the success we've had, both at South Dakota State and here. It's not as much of a shocker, but I think we've opened some eyes that, quickly, we've been able to compete without having to spend a lot of time in the transition to Division I.

Amy Ruley
- Women
- Program
- Expected
We felt that she is a outstanding player. She is competitive, tough, a leader and can play the point guard position - which we need.

Amy Ruley
- Player
- Need
- Position
It will come down to who hits some shots and rebounds the basketball. I don't think there's any secret to either of us as far as that goes.

Amy Ruley
- Secret
- Basketball
- Shots
We made the Gophers work for it. I don't think it came that easy to them.

Amy Ruley
- Work
- Easy
- Made