First master the fundamentals.

I hate to lose more than I like to win.

Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down in any situation.

If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it.

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.

Coaches can talk and talk and talk about something, but if you get it on tape and show it to them, it is so much more effective.

My name's been on this check for a week now.