Value those colleagues who tell you the truth, not just what you want to hear.

Change equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven't been before.

Winners are not born, they are self-made.

I have a love-hate relationship with losing. I hate how it makes me feel, which is basically sick. But I love what it brings out.

Anyone can quit, but it takes a strong, committed person not to quit when times are tough.

Actually, when I saw it in USA Today, I just, Candace Parker was, we were warming up in practice and she was underneath the basket shooting and I just said, 'Hey Candace! I enjoyed what I read in the paper today about your decision [to stay].' She just started laughing and I did too. So I haven't discussed it with her.

There is always someone better than you. Whatever it is that you do for a living, chances are, you will run into a situation in which you are not as talented as the person next to you. That's when being a competitor can make a difference in your fortunes.