Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.

Sometimes in a defeat, you can set the stage for future victory. I wanted them to feel good about what they had accomplished. Not to like losing, but to like the success that they had.

Imagination has a great deal to do with winning.

In our program, the truth is the basis of all we do. There is nothing more important than the truth because there's nothing more powerful than the truth. Consequently, on our team, we always tell each other the truth. We must be honest with one another. There is no other way.

A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared to time spent learning about people.

...you can't play any defense if the other team is on the foul line.

When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance.