I always tried to make clear that basketball is not the ultimate. It is of small importance in comparison to the total life we live. There is only one kind of life that truly wins, and that is the one that places faith in the hands of the Savior. Until that is done, we are on an aimless course that runs in circles and goes nowhere.

Be quick but do not hurry.

Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.

There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.

I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.

Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.

A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to pursue the ideals they believed to be true.