Success and excellence are not the same. Excellence grows within a person, is largely within that person's control, and its meaning lasts. Success is measured externally, by comparison to others, is often outside our control, and is perishable.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

Success is best measured by the achiever.

We need people who influence their peers and who cannot be detoured from their convictions by peers who do not have the courage to have any convictions.

What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle.

My father said about money: 'You have to have some. But you don't have to have all of it. Just be honest with yourself.'

You must relate athletic experiences to life.