Concentrate on what will produce results rather than on the results, the process rather than the prize.

Afford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd-that's the critical factor.

We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are also in their last year.

I have a sense of humor. I usually come off as very serious, but I definitely have a dry sense of humor.

Your path and purpose will become crystal clear when you begin to trust your vision.

By instinct we-leaders-want to run hard all the time; by intellect we know this is not possible. Reconciling those two positions in the context of leadership is an ongoing challenge.

For me the starting point for everything - before strategy, tactics, theories, managing, organizing, philosophy, methodology, talent, or experience - is work ethic. Without one of significant magnitude, you're dead in the water.