As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.

My philosophy of defense is to keep the pressure on an opponent until you get to his emotions

My assistants and I often would spend more time planning a practice than the actual practice itself

The greatest failure of all is the failure to act when action is needed

If we, as coaches, aren't teachers, we are nothing

Earlier in life, I put family in front of faith. I've fixed that. But I always tried to keep work fourth on the list. I was proud when [my wife] Nellie told an interviewer, 'I never could tell whether John had a good practice or a bad practice, because he never brought it home'

Those of us who have been blessed with worldly success have an even greater responsibility to make an impact with our time, talents, and resources.