Confidence is only born out of one thing ­ demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.

Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked

Part of buying the groceries is having a philosophy and trying to stick to it as best you can, knowing that occasionally you may make an exception. But, you do so knowing you're attempting to do it for a certain reason and you have to be very careful not to try to make too many exceptions, because then you wind up as a franchise with a team full of exceptions, which is not what you want.

I don't look at a problem and put variables in there that don't affect it.

I have always felt like you really don't have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.

I've been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.

I don't like celebrity quarterbacks. We don't need those. We need battlefield commanders.