In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.

After landing his invasion forces on the shores of some country, the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes would immediately burn his own boats. He was sending his army a message: "We can't turn back. Either we succeed here or we die here." Excuses were not an option.

I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them.

Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I'm the best in the country.

I believe - we all pay taxes. I'm happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That's going to bother you.

I'm not a disciplinarian. I simply enforce other people's decisions.

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.