Don't let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what's outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out

You can't imagine how much good luck is involved in winning, but all of a sudden, you get in a situation where every break goes your way, every call goes your way, every ball that rolls around drops in instead of out. It feels magical.

The passion to win games, the incredible, focused energy and also the camaraderie of the team were all things that I really loved.

If you can't see someone's got a game with great personality, you shouldn't be out there looking.

Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't.

I enjoy winning, but more importantly I enjoy the people I'm around.

The trick in writing children's books is to set up danger, mystery and excitement on page one. Force the kid to turn the page . . . Then in the middle of each chapter there's a dramatic point of excitement, and at chapter's end, a cliffhanger.