We cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with our beliefs.

As a leader, you will never get ahead until your people are behind you.

Successful people are willing to do things unsuccessful people will not do.

You can change your life if you really want to. You can improve it, make it better. And it all starts with changing the way you think.

What I had been taught all my life was not true: experience is not the best teacher! Some people learn and grow as a result of their experience; some people don't. Everybody has some kind of experience. It's what you do with that experience that matters.

When I was 17, I made the decision to have a good attitude. I was a junior in high school; the coach said I was going to be the captain of my basketball team. I thought – that surprised me because I wasn’t the best player. John Thomas was better than me, and I was probably second or third best player. And I kept thinking, “Why am I going to be the captain?” I think everybody else was thinking that too. And the coach then answered, “The reason John is going to be the captain is he has the best attitude on the team. He encourages others, he believes we can win, he never gives up.”

There are no half-hearted champions.