if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.

Sometimes, all you have to do is ask.

Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.

Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who don't really want to achieve their childhood dreams.

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.

Apologies are not pass/fail.

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.