Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication

Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself.

Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing.

A leader is someone who puts their people in position to be successful all the time

There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride. I like to think of each as a separate finger on the fist. Any one individually is important. But all of them together are unbeatable

During critical periods, a leader is not allowed to feel sorry for himself, to be down, to be angry, or to be weak. Leaders must beat back these emotions

If you set up an atmosphere of community and trust, it becomes a tradition. Older team members will establish your credibility with newer ones. Even if they don't like everything about you, they'll say, 'He's trustworthy, committed to us as a team.'