The more one emphasizes winning, the less he or she is able to concentrate on what actually causes success.

When you play against good people, that's when you focus your concentration. Your sense of urgency to be disciplined in your execution all become more critical. Sometimes you get away with doing things not quite right against lesser competition, but when you play against real good people that's when it shows up.

You can't get from A to Z by passing up B.

I've always been able to stay focused on trying to recruit good players and trying to develop those players.

When you invest your time, you make a goal and a decision of something that you want to accomplish. Whether it's make good grades in school, be a good athlete, be a good person, go down and do some community service and help somebody who's in need, whatever it is you choose to do, you're investing your time in that.

Your character is your accumulation of your thoughts, habits and priorities on a day-to-day basis.

Any team that does not win it's conference championship game should not play in the BCS title game