If we don't progress, we backslide into bad habits, laziness and poor attitude.

If you're afraid to fail, you'll never succeed.

The 1st period is won by the best technician. The 2nd period is won by the kid in the best shape. The 3rd period is won by the kid with the biggest heart.

Always remember the pain of defeat, and never let it happen again.

Raising your level of performance requires a proper mentality and meaning from within. This gives you the ability and drive to work on the things necessary to go to a higher level. When people ask me how to raise their level of performance, the first thing I ask is, How important is it to you?

My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.

But we've got to work. We can't just live on reputations at all - by any means.