A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.

When we're connected to others, we become better people.

Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!

educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?

Experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.

Find your passion and follow it. You wont find that passion in things or money. Your passion must come from what fuels you from the inside. It will be grounded in the relationships you have with people and what they think of you when your time comes.