21.   He also has been the more successful coach, leading the Pacers to their first NBA Finals.

22.   He is the son of Don Monson, a successful coach at the University of Idaho and Oregon.

23.   He requires his team to read motivational books by successful coaches, including Pat Riley and Rick Pitino.

24.   He was also the most successful coach the Oilers have had, though the Houston curse led him into the maw of the great Pittsburgh teams.

25.   He then sets about to talk with outstanding athletes, successful coaches and a handful of chief executive officers.

26.   Indeed, there is no set formula for what makes a successful MLS coach.

27.   It also put the MetroStars in a hole that even a coach as successful as Milutinovic could not get them out of.

28.   It seems that the most successful coaches have the best -- maybe not the quietest or most polite -- relationship with their players.

29.   Pacers President Donnie Walsh said he was confident that Bird would become a successful coach with the Pacers or another team.

30.   Petersen, a successful coach at New Mexico State, was brought in at twice the salary that the previous head coach was making.