Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

People tell me, "I'm glad you said that." But this is not a spectator sport. This is an activity that requires daily moral awakening as well as a commitment that leads to real change.

The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own.

Leadership is not something that is done to people, like fixing your teeth. Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.

Basketball can serve as a kind of metaphor for ultimate cooperation. It is a sport where success, as symbolized by the championship, requires that the dictates of community prevail over selfish impulses.

Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous

Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.