I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.

I don't think we surprise people. We try to out-execute them.

A team is a fist-not five fingers.

Talent is important. But the single most important ingredient after you get the talent is internal leadership. It's not the coaches as much as one single person or people on the team who set higher standards than that team would normally set for itself. I really believe that that's been ultimately important for us.

First of all, what happens is, when you're good at something, you spend a lot of time with it. People identify you with that sport, so it becomes part of your identity.

A leader is someone who puts their people in position to be successful all the time

Leaders show respect for people by giving them time.