You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable.
John WoodenYou cannot antagonize and be a positive influence, and you will antagonize when you discipline through emotion.
John WoodenWhat it comes down to, I believe, is that mentoring often involves telling people what they need to hear, rather than what they want to hear. When you are able to be humbly honest with someone about a situation with which you have personal experience-even if you risk angering or hurting that person-you are offering the most valuable gift of all.
John Wooden