Some things I thought were important for a young man to know.

Don't just stand back and play the way you're coached. A great player must rise to the occasion and turn the game around on his own.

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.

Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.

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

All coaches are thinking men, or else they wouldn't survive.

We play with enthusiasm and recklessness. We aren't afraid to lose. If we win, great; but win or lose, it is the competition that gives us pleasure.