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.

When everyone has good players, teaching will be a telling difference.

Listen if you want to be heard

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

If pursuing material things becomes your only goal, you will fail in so many ways. Besides, in time all material things go away.

Make each day a masterpiece. Don't think your best days are out there somewhere. Why not today? Why can't today be a great day? It can if you believe it will.

I never met a person from whom I did not learn something.