Make each day a masterpiece. Don't think your best days are out there somewhere. Why not today? Why can't today be a great day? It can if you believe it will.

You haven't taught until they've learned.

What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.

Too many people look on outscoring someone as winning, I never tried to get that across to my players.

How you run the race - your planning, preparation, practice, and performance - counts for everything. Winning or losing is a by-product, and aftereffect, of that effort.

Mix idealism with realism and add hard work. This will often bring much more than you could ever hope for.

If I did only what I wanted to do, I would not be obedient to the Creator. Sometimes He wants us to do certain things that we may not feel like doing. When it comes to what God asks of us, we need more than good intentions we need to follow through fully.