Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school.

There are always those times when you're going to be down. It's how you step through it that makes you the person you are.

Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows.

People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in a situation where they feel that they are doing something for the greater good.

That's another thing, we made up games. We didn't have equipment. When it snowed, we would play slow motion tackle football. We would play hockey, but we wouldn't skate. We just made things up. I loved doing that.

Champions play as they practice. Create a consistency of excellence in all your habits.

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