When people ask me now if I miss coaching UCLA basketball games, the national championships, the attention, the trophies, and everything that goes with them, I tell them this: I miss the practices.

Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.

Be more interested in character than reputation

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

Why do we dread adversity when we know that facing it is the only way to become stronger, smarter, better?

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.

Loyalty is very important when things get a little tough, as they often do when the challenge is great. Loyalty is a powerful force in producing one's individual best and more so in producing a team's best.