I believe ability can get you to the top,” says coach John Wooden, “but it takes character to keep you there.… It’s so easy to … begin thinking you can just ‘turn it on’ automatically, without proper preparation. It takes real character to keep working as hard or even harder once you’re there. When you read about an athlete or team that wins over and over and over, remind yourself, ‘More than ability, they have character.'

Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard.

Effort is one of those things that gives meaning to life. Effort means you care about something, that something is important to you and you are willing to work for it.

It is not always people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest.

Teaching is a wonderful way to learn.

Don't judge. Teach. It's a learning process.

What did you try hard at today?