I always stress condition with my basketball players. I don’t mean physical condition only. You cannot attain and maintain physical condition unless you are morally and mentally conditioned.

A coach's primary function should be not to make better players, but to make better people

Goals should be difficult to achieve because those achieved with little effort are seldom appreciated, give little personal satisfaction, and are often not very worthwhile. There is a price to be paid for achieving anything of significance.

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.

Effective leaders are, first and foremost, good teachers. We're in the education business.

We can give without loving, but we can't love without giving. In fact, love is nothing unless we give it to someone.

In my opinion, being an effective leader requires being an effective listener. The most productive leaders are usually those who are consistently willing to listen and learn.