Push yourself to keep improving or you'll stay as close to the bottom as you are to the top

There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.

My assistants and I often would spend more time planning a practice than the actual practice itself

Rest when you need to, but never quit.

Do passing drills that come from your offense.

Never complain about the officiating. It does no good. During the game I don't want to be fighting two opponents.

It is difficult for young players to learn - because of the great emphasis on records - but, ideally, the joy and frustration of sport should come from the performance itself, not the score. While he is playing, the worst thing a player can think about in terms of concentration - and therefore of success - is losing. The next worst is winning.