A Dominican monk, Father Henri Didon, used it as a watchword for his pupils in sports at Arcueil College in Paris. Baron Pierre De Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, made it the Olympic Games ideal adopted at the Antwerp Games in 1920. I never mentioned winning to my players. I mentioned constantly that all I wanted them to do was the best they could. If they're good enough, the score will be to their liking; if they're not, it won't be but that's nothing to hang their head about. Sometimes the other fellow is just better than you are.

Mentors are available at all stages of your leadership life - early, middle and late. Seek them out and listen; absorb their knowledge and use it.

The player who puts the ball through the hoop has ten hands.

I found the bench to be the greatest ally when I had to make individuals comply with what was best for the team

The most important thing in the world is family and love.

It's important to keep trying to do what you think is right no matter how hard it is or how often you fail. Never stop trying

Success is a personal matter - only you as an individual can tell if you did everything within your power to give your best effort