Never be thrown off stride in how you behave or what you believe in because of outside events.

The time to prepare isn't after you have been given the opportunity. It's long before that opportunity arises. Once the opportunity arrives, it's too late to prepare.

All that matters is the pressure you put on yourself. External pressures cause people to choke. While you can't control what happens to you, you can control how you react.

Helping others is perhaps the greatest joy! You cannot have a perfect day without helping others with no thought of getting something in return.

Drink deeply from good books.

There is nothing stronger than gentleness.

Although I wanted my players to work to win, I tried to convince them they had always won when they had done their best.