When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder.

The key to teamwork is to learn a role, accept a role, and strive to become excellent playing it.

No rebounds, no rings.

Any team can be a miracle team. The catch is that you have got to go out and work for your miracles. Effort is what ultimately separates great teams from ordinary teams.

Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.

When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.

If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.