You can pick captains, but you can't pick leaders. Whoever controls the locker room controls the team
The key to success is to do the next right thing right.
Ten minutes after you lose that last game, you start working on next season.
If you have to 'try hard' to 'try hard, you are already beaten.
Your program must have an overriding purpose which is clearly visible and which teaches lessons beyond winning.
Sometimes the best recruits are the ones you don't get.