It's always an honor to be ranked high, but whatever is said about you, you take it and then take a realistic look at yourself and who you are.

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.'

Embrace the hell out of personal responsibility.

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.

Whatever a leader does now sets up what he does later. And there's always a later.

A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time.

It's funny what happens when you become a grandparent. You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you'd do. It's terrific.