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.

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

You must relate athletic experiences to life.

You can't have a great university without a great library.

There's never been a greater game than football.

What is a coach? We are teachers. Educators. We have the same obligations as all teachers, except we probably have more influence than anybody but their families. And, in a lot of cases, more than their families.

Everybody likes to win. It sure beats the devil out of losing.