The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness.

There are always those times when you're going to be down. It's how you step through it that makes you the person you are.

If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.

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

There are kids don't want to do something because they're afraid of looking stupid to their peers. There comes a time when they start protecting themselves, instead of extending. I want to make sure that they're always trying to extend themselves.

Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player

When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance.