A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to pursue the ideals they believed to be true.

Opponents are working very hard to defeat us. Let's not do it for them by defeating ourselves from within.

I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct decision.

Make friendship a fine art.

Make greatness attainable by all.

Good players can take coaching; great players can take coaching and learn.

We may not be the best conditioned team in the country, but our players think they are.