My parents didn't really understand too much about sport. At that time, we were in a Polish community in the inner city of Chicago, and I was the youngest of a bunch of cousins. Polish families are real big, with cousins and aunts and uncles.

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.

It takes courage not only to make decisions, but to live with those decisions afterward

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

There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride. I like to think of each as a separate finger on the fist. Any one individually is important. But all of them together are unbeatable

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

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.