Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.

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.

The best gift an educator can give is to get somebody to become self reflective.

Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them.

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.

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.

Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.