Confrontation simply means meeting the truth head-on.

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

I believe work is good. There is dignity in work. I also believe that a hard-work ethic forges strong leaders.

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.

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

The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions. Not me. I don't want to be a manager or a dictator. I want to be a leader-and leadership is ongoing, adjustable, flexible, and dynamic. As such, leaders have to maintain a certain amount of discretion

I always won in my imagination. I always hit the game-winning shot, or I hit the free throw. Or if I missed, there was a lane violation, and I was given another one.