The flash of rain, the shining rainbow riding completely around the plane, the lift over mountain ridges, the steady, pure air at dawn take-offs. ... It was so alive and rich a life that any other conceivable choice seemed dull, prosaic, and humdrum.

If you treat every situation as a life and death matter, you'll die a lot of times.

Praise behaviour that you want repeated

The best way to build team chemistry is the way Rupp used to substitute, when they fouled out.

I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it's something unusual.

I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism.

Our teachers at the public school level are the most underpaid for the importance of their job in America.