Selfishness is the greatest challenge for a coach. Most players are more concerned with making themselves better than the team.

Teamwork is not a preference, it is a requirement.

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 true athlete should have character, not be a character

Nobody is a real loser-until they start blaming somebody else.

It is important for us to see that our mentors are human and therefore fallible; it makes our own shortcomings more tenable.

I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game.