You have to work hardest for the things you love most.

We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us. We don’t like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary.

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

Did I win? Did I lose? Those are the wrong questions. The correct question is: Did I make my best effort?” If so, he says, “You may be outscored but you will never lose.

Teaching is a wonderful way to learn.

Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn't mean that others can't do it (and sometimes do it even better) with training.

The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn.