Think and then act. Never act and then alibi.
Everyone should want to excel in life. You should never take the desire to excel away from the human race.
Treat each player as your own son/daughter if you can...the parents have invested in you.
We are not going to play them; they are going to play us.
Don't let a week go by without conferences with each player, you can't teach it all on the floor.
You must be sure that you give back something that's beneficial to the game. Any of the teaching you do must be for the benefit of the men who play.