To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.

A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time.

First of all, what happens is, when you're good at something, you spend a lot of time with it. People identify you with that sport, so it becomes part of your identity.

Therefore, as a player, as a coach, even though we might have lost in a season or not won a championship, it was like a self-fulfilling prophecy that I'm going to win some time. I've never felt myself a loser.

The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed.

It's always an honor to be ranked high, but whatever is said about you, you take it and then take a realistic look at yourself and who you are.

In leadership, there are no words more important than trust.