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

The roster that we have today may change tomorrow. It is what it is for right now.

I think everybody should take the attitude that we're working to be a champion, that we want to be a champion in everything that we do. Every choice, every decision, everything that we do every day, we want to be a champion.

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

Focus on the play like it has a history and a life of its own.

Live by the creed that a strong work ethic, playing by the rules, and doing things the right way will bring about opportunities for success and, ultimately, happiness.

I'm tired of hearing all this talk from people who don't understand the process of hard work-like little kids in the back seat asking 'Are we there yet?' Get where you're going 1 mile-marker at a time.