Student Success Statement

“I wasn't trying to leave a legacy.  I was trying to do what was right.”

-Dean Smith

When people perform good deeds, it is usually in an unselfish way.  The point of being kind and doing the right thing is that you don't expect anything to be given back to you.  With this quote, Dean smith is saying that he didn't expect any sort of reward for his personality.  I think that this quote will make people realize that doing what is right should come naturally to us.  You can't expect people to give you a prize for being good.  You should do what is right because it is the right thing to do.  Smith was a basketball coach, but he knew that winning was not more important than doing what  the right thing.  When you do what is right without expecting anything in return, you are showing that you have integrity.  That is why it is important to always choose the right.  No matter what the “prize” or consequence may be, you should always choose the right.