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

Effort is fully replenishable. There is no need to save any of it. Leave every bit you have on the playing field

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

In leadership, there are no words more important than trust. In any organization, trust must be developed among every member of the team if success is going to be achieved

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.

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.

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.