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.

Hardship brings people closer together if you share it.

Adversity often produces an unexpected opportunity. Look for it ! Appreciate and utilize it! This is difficult to do if you're feeling sorry for yourself because you're faced with adversity.

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.

Lead, don't drive. And give credit. Don't blame. If an officer on your team suggested something and it worked well, give them credit. If it doesn't work well, you take the blame because you made the decision.

The player who puts the ball through the hoop has ten hands.

We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.