Throughout my life, my mom has been the person that I've always looked up to.

I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport.

With accomplishments comes confidence and with confidence comes belief. It has to be in that order.

You cannot merely expect culture to be a natural occurrence; it has to be taught and made a part of your everyday routine.

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.'

The team that trusts-their leader and each other-is more likely to be successful.

You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.