I believe work is good. There is dignity in work. I also believe that a hard-work ethic forges strong leaders.

You should do things because of what your expectations are of yourself.

As teachers and coaches, we must remember that when mere winning is our only goal, we are doomed to disappointment and failure. But when our goal is to try to win, when our focus is on preparation and sacrifice and effort instead of on numbers on a scoreboard then we will never lose.

Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated

Are you going to show integrity only when someone is watching you - or are you going to show it all the time?

It's not like we have not had close games. We've just been able to win them, and as a result, the reality sometimes doesn't set in that you're weak in certain areas or you're not doing certain things well. ... When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance.

When I went to high school, an all-boys' school, a Catholic school, I tried out for football, and I didn't make it. It was the first time, athletically, that I was knocked down.