Never let your emotions overrule your head.

As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.

Team spirit means you are willing to sacrifice personal considerations for the welfare of all. That defines a team player.

You may be better than the rest, but you are not a success until you have made the effort to become the best you can be.

It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.

I would spend almost as much time planning a practice as conducting it. Everything was planned out each day

Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.