Sometimes the best recruits are the ones you don't get.
Shout praise and whisper criticism.
Good shooters take the shots; best shooters take most of the shots.
Administrators are like pigs; don't wrestle with a pig because you both get dirty and the pig likes it.
Play off your great player... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him.
If you can do something and not blow your own horn, it sure sounds a lot better.